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Issues with gfs friends

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Lm4065 · 13/11/2025 17:23

For context me and gf are both women and her friends are also queer women.
Me and my (first) gf have been together almost a year. It’s going pretty great. Her friends are generally nice and welcoming towards me. However there are two of her friends who are not. One is actively rude to me, makes digs and puts me down and then nice the next minute. Apparently when she is drunk she always randomly starts on someone. No one in the friend group stands up to her which I find weird.
The other friend refuses to even look at me and ignores me if I try to say hi. The second friend is closer to my gf and they all are in a big group of friends.
I later found out that both these women slept with my gf years ago but nothing came of it.
The fact that they have slept together doesn’t bother me, it was way before we met and everyone has a past.
I have been really upset about these instances (particularly the first) and have tried to speak to my gf. With regard to the first woman, she says she doesn’t care what she thinks so I shouldn’t either, that’s just what she is like and it’s all her issue, I shouldn’t let it bother me. My gf one minute said her friend went too far then the next time we discuss it she said she was just being protective and then switched back again. My gf didn’t stick up for me in the moment which really hurt. When I asked her about this she said she can’t speak for me.
This has left me feeling quite scared as we will run into this woman again shortly at an event.
with the second woman she said she didn’t notice her ignoring me but that this friend is often weird with others gfs. This friend has never had a relationship really despite being in her 40s. My gf says it’s the friends issue and I need to stop letting people upset me so much.
I don’t want to bring it up again for fear of another argument with my gf.
I don’t want this to keep happening or coming between us but we seem to be going around in circles on the issue.
Does anyone have any advice on how to move forward?

OP posts:
VoodooQualities · 13/11/2025 17:33

God are you all 12 or something?

I assume not since they slept together years ago. But I definitely wouldn't hang around with someone who 'randomly starts on someone' when they're drunk. What the hell?

Cut them all out of your life, and if your girlfriend can't see there's a problem with her friends, get rid of her too.

Lm4065 · 17/11/2025 12:32

Yeah they are in their 40s and I’m in my 30s. I don’t want drama I want peace. But it’s difficult when this is being directed at me.
is there anything I can do? My gf tells me to not let it bother me, it’s their issue, not mine. But that’s impossible to do.
any suggestions about what I can ask for from her?

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something2say · 17/11/2025 12:47

I would not ask for anything from her - you are an adult and it is up to you to protect yourself.

I think you have come into a scene and can see it clearly, where they can't. They tolerate her behaviour and are used to it. You cane see it with outside eyes.

Me personally, I was in a large group and didn't like or get on with everyone, nor did everyone like me and always be nice to me. So I had to learn skills -

How to avoid the people I didn't like or want to be near.
How to exit and go to the loo and come back on a different side of the group.
I stood up for myself once or twice in front of everyone, gave as good as I got.
(I learned that I had to and no one else was going to.)
I also learned that it doesn't really matter if she 'acts protectively.' Let her. She may have cared for your friend in times gone by. Now she is being protective, until she knows you, and then she will probably change.
Also remember that what people do is about them - not you. Is she getting anything from her role as protector - 'Look at me being a good friend.' That is about her.

Keep yourself safe by taking actions like moving away and minimising contact. Give them a lot of slack. People are not perfect.

Watch the situation and look after your SELF and don't let a good relationship go down the pan by being needy OR being toxic - the next person might also have an odd friend, what are you going to do then!

Bones101 · 18/11/2025 07:11

This won't end well.

You deserve someone you can trust 110%. Her friends just create drama.

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