is it necessary to please your patner's friends?

Philippines
April 18, 2012 6:23am CST
obviously, my partner and i got a different set of friends. he got his friends who loves smoking, drinking and the like. i dont like those persons, those who have vices. im guilty meeting them because i know for myself that i have biases towards them, and it is unfair for them. do i really have to deal with them like they are my close friends just because their friend is my partner??
4 responses
@chicgale (2982)
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
You don't need to hang out and please them if you don't like them. It is your husband's friends anyway. One of my husband's friends that I don't like, I stay away from him, and I told my husband that I don't like that friend of his.
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
yes i stay away from them and i dont even want to be close with them. i dont want to be plastic with them. however im worried that maybe my partner would not understand this.
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@chicgale (2982)
• Philippines
18 Apr 12
Just try to explain it to your husband and I am sure he will understand. Maybe at first, he won't understand just like my husband, and later on, he didn't argue to me about it.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
21 Apr 12
hi there, i don't like some of my boyfriend's cousins. every time my boyfriend comes home here to be with me, i let him get together with his cousins but his cousins teach him do stupid things and would even bring some girls for my boyfriend. that was the first time i let him go out with his cousins here in Philippines and after that time, i didn't let him go alone anymore. my boyfriend doesn't smoke nor drink, but they are all bad influence to him. good thing when he came home here this year from the states, i didn't let him go with his cousins anymore. i know they are family but my boyfriend has a choice too and he doesn't like what his cousins do too. i am trying to be nice to them but as much as possible, i avoid them. i have no problem so far with my boyfriend's friends.
@almond24 (1248)
• Hungary
18 Apr 12
It's impossible to please everyone. Your partner probably loves you the way you are, so he should understand how uncomfortable it is for you is to please his friends. What unfair is if you are forced to do things that you hate, especially unhealthy things.
@Lucas818 (377)
21 Apr 12
Sometimes we have to deal with some people or groups that we don't really comfortable with; maybe you just have to get along, but not necessary to please them. It's not necessary force yourself to do things that you don't like. How bout suggest your partner to spend more time with you instead of those friends? ;)