The sad thing about having friends is that at some point, you’re no longer their main priority regardless of the reason why that may be.
It’s normal to feel a bit snubbed when it feels like the people who you believed regarded you as their ist priority in almost every way have now given that role to someone else because they’re in a romantic relationship. It’s normal to think “hmph, some friends they are” when you try to make plans with that friend and find out that they’ve got a date night already set. Heck, I’ll even say it’s normal to feel like you’ve gone through a break up of some sort and just being around those people makes you feel like an unwanted third wheel even if that’s not the case. It’s a part of growing up and being human.
It’s not normal to make that friend feel bad for moving on in their lives when you may not be at the same stage as they are.
Your boyfriend sounds like a wonderful guy for trying to remedy the problem by inviting your friend along to show that he values the friendship that was there before he was, but it seems like neither you or he realised that it would make the problem worse because you now feel bad about potentially not inviting her every now and then. In turn, your friend is now also viewing the fact that you have a boyfriend as some sort of competition that requires her to also have one but that’s supposedly not working out.
In short, it sounds like there’s a lot of little things that are making the situation worse. The best thing you can do right now is to Sit down and have a heart to heart talk with your bf and friend about the situation separately.
Explain to your friend that you love her and you will always be her biggest supporter, but that you’d like to spend time with just your bf without her tagging along. Acknowledge that she feels upset/left out but also be firm when telling her that you feel like she’s intruding on time that you don’t often get with your bf and that its making you feel overwhelmed when she puts you in a situation that makes it feel like you have to put her feelings above what you want.
Explain to your bf that you appreciate that he’s onboard with trying to make your friend feel welcome, but that you’d like to spend time just with him more often than what you might’ve told him you were okay with when he first started inviting your friend over. Make up a plan together for when you want to it to be just the two of you spending time together and when it’s okay to invite the friend along as well.
If worst comes to worst and you are forced into a “it’s me or him” situation, choose the bf. Your friend will only continue to be jealous and demanding that she stays your number one priority so that she doesn’t have to accept the fact that other people’s lives do not revolve around her and will go on regardless of what role she plays in them. Your bf has proven that he’s willing to compromise and be flexible when it comes to spending time with you/how high of a priority he is whilst having your best interests first.
Immediately, wth
The sad thing about having friends is that at some point, you’re no longer their main priority regardless of the reason why that may be.
It’s normal to feel a bit snubbed when it feels like the people who you believed regarded you as their ist priority in almost every way have now given that role to someone else because they’re in a romantic relationship. It’s normal to think “hmph, some friends they are” when you try to make plans with that friend and find out that they’ve got a date night already set. Heck, I’ll even say it’s normal to feel like you’ve gone through a break up of some sort and just being around those people makes you feel like an unwanted third wheel even if that’s not the case. It’s a part of growing up and being human.
It’s not normal to make that friend feel bad for moving on in their lives when you may not be at the same stage as they are.
Your boyfriend sounds like a wonderful guy for trying to remedy the problem by inviting your friend along to show that he values the friendship that was there before he was, but it seems like neither you or he realised that it would make the problem worse because you now feel bad about potentially not inviting her every now and then. In turn, your friend is now also viewing the fact that you have a boyfriend as some sort of competition that requires her to also have one but that’s supposedly not working out.
In short, it sounds like there’s a lot of little things that are making the situation worse. The best thing you can do right now is to Sit down and have a heart to heart talk with your bf and friend about the situation separately.
Explain to your friend that you love her and you will always be her biggest supporter, but that you’d like to spend time with just your bf without her tagging along. Acknowledge that she feels upset/left out but also be firm when telling her that you feel like she’s intruding on time that you don’t often get with your bf and that its making you feel overwhelmed when she puts you in a situation that makes it feel like you have to put her feelings above what you want.
Explain to your bf that you appreciate that he’s onboard with trying to make your friend feel welcome, but that you’d like to spend time just with him more often than what you might’ve told him you were okay with when he first started inviting your friend over. Make up a plan together for when you want to it to be just the two of you spending time together and when it’s okay to invite the friend along as well.
If worst comes to worst and you are forced into a “it’s me or him” situation, choose the bf. Your friend will only continue to be jealous and demanding that she stays your number one priority so that she doesn’t have to accept the fact that other people’s lives do not revolve around her and will go on regardless of what role she plays in them. Your bf has proven that he’s willing to compromise and be flexible when it comes to spending time with you/how high of a priority he is whilst having your best interests first.
Good luck op.
Ok… there are two real possibilities here:
1- she is or is looking to physically cheat. If so she isn’t very clever.
2- she is looking for validation from guys that aren’t you because she is feeling insecure, low or curious… which still really isn’t okay.
What you do is up to you. If you ask and she responds with anger… that is usually a defense mechanism and not a good sign on the fidelity front.