What do you do when you don't like each other's friends?

@sharone74 (4837)
United States
December 20, 2006 1:19am CST
My fiancee and I don't see eye to eye on much of anything. We seem to be one of those cases of opposites attracting. Anyway long story short I don't particularly like his friends but almost every time we go out he invites one or both of them! Whenever a holiday comes around I make a big holiday dinner and he invites them over. We even have to adjust the menu because one of his friends is from Pakistan and doesn't eat pork. On the flip side of the coin he doesn't like my friends either. Now I admit my friends are a little dorky and at over 50 years old they are both immature but still they have been my friends for years before he came along. He and they get along like gas and fire! What do you do in this situation we are trying to find new couple friends but neither of us really makes friends easily which is why we cherish the ones we have. I try to keep my friends away from him and we usually sociallize by phone now or when he is not home, but his friends are always thrown in my mix. I am trying to like them but they are just unlikeable!
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@michele609 (1687)
• United States
20 Dec 06
What you are doing now is the best thing trying to stay away from each other, but I think yall have to put a little more effort in to it. When you spend time with your friends try to go somewhere are from your finacee and vice versa. You are both mature people and you love each other very much so both of you can handle this in adult way! Just sit down and have a talk with him and she where things lead!
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
23 Dec 06
Oh I have talked with him about the whole "I don't like them" issue but he continues to throw us allin the mix together. I do not get it, but he seems to value their views on me and likes to watch us all interact with one another. His two closest friends are just super snooty academics and his third close friend and he just don't see each other anymore due to the fact that he is just against us being together. That friend just got married and G doesn't dig his wife so now he is getting a little of his own back.
@pelya178 (693)
• United States
20 Dec 06
i say u dont have to like them. they're his friends. its good u get along with them but like them no. thats his job. i would just say that u should all get along.
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
23 Dec 06
We do and he knows it, we all suffer each other for his benefit because he seems to like seeing us all interact and such.
@bodomgirl (1614)
• Italy
20 Dec 06
try to talk to him and say that you have this problem.i don't have this problem when i don't like someone i just don't talk to much to them but i try to be kind anyway.
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
23 Dec 06
That is about all that you can do. You don't want to snub them and hurt their feelings, I am not a malicious woman like that. I just sit there quietly not likeing them.
@chetan423 (121)
• India
20 Dec 06
i follow siple funda... "like me or leave me"
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
21 Dec 06
So do I in the case of my own personal interractions but we are all trying to get along for him because we love him.
• India
20 Dec 06
just avoid. try to move away from that place why to heart your self when you dont like.
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
21 Dec 06
I tried the avoidance tactic. I have even let him know in case he were that dense that I don't like his friends. They don't particularly like me either (like I care!) But whenever we go out he normally will invite one, both of the two major offenders or all three of his hateful musketeers and their girlfriends to double, triple, or go quad date. I have talked to him about this several times but he still does it, because he says that he never gets to spend any time with his friends anymore. I have told him he is welcome to go hang out with them anytime he likes and I will hold my peace but he says when he is not a work he likes to spend all of his time with me. Which while sweet is not getting rid of these unlikable human beings. And he is fully cognizant that we all just endure each other for his benefit. It is almowt like he likes to watch us interract. We cooked for tahnksgiving and celebrated over at #1 unlikeables for Thanksgiving and now for Christmas he has again invited Unlikable 1 &2 luckily the third hateful musketeer already has plans. But hitherto I made a point of never breaking bread with people that I found objectionable, and now I have to do it all the time. Holidays I always do the traditional style feast and every single holiday without fail I have had to endure 1, 2 or the whole trio at my table breaking bread in my home! GRRRRRRRrrrrrrrr!
• India
20 Dec 06
hey sweety, ur ans is so simple...u juz b urself when ur with him or not...ur fiancee luvs u alot..he juz expect frm u tha u shud accept him as he is..but dnt try 4 that by changing urself u will also accept his frndzzz then he wil like it..juz b as ur ...luv ur fiancee as ur doing.keep it up ...n all d best
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
21 Dec 06
You are exacly right and that is the current holding pattern but I don't understand why every damned time we go out unless I beg and wheedle and dcajole him one or more of them will be on hand for the evening. I have started avoid going out at all in order to avoid having to endure their company!
• India
21 Dec 06
Just leave it dear
@coferbox (298)
• United States
22 Dec 06
Well if you can't agree on friends and you get along like fire and ice then I think the friends are the least of your problems. But just agree to see your friends apart from each other, then join some club or church that you both like and try to make new friends there that you can see at the same time. After all you can never have to many friends.
@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
21 Dec 06
This is a common problem where most of the couples will face. There is a saying "Love me love my dog" which means, if you love a guy, then you need to tolerate with their friends in this case. Did you guys ever give a thought or find out the reason why you hates each other friend. May be it's just some minor conflict which could be resolved by changing on how we think. What i mean is we should clear our prejudice first. Hating people is really not a good thing. Like the case of your husband's muslim friend, we should respect other people religion. Treat it as a challenge to change your recipe as a fast workaround. (It's just an example). To be happy or to be unhappy, is just our mind that works it out. A same thing, it could be beatiful in someone's eyes, but could also be ugly in the others. So, sometimes, just open up our mind, and look at things with patience & tolerance, the world will look wonderful to you. Give a try, to be your husband friends, they must have some values in them. At least they are not criminals, rogues or cons. It's also a 2 way thing. If you like your husband's friend, he will try to like yours. Hope this help :)
• India
21 Dec 06
that even happen to me I just let her know that I don't like her friends so she doesn't make any plan which I have to join in for .
• India
20 Dec 06
well i jus ignore...
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
21 Dec 06
Ignore what her? her firends? her when she get's together with her friends?
@mntcmn (37)
• United States
21 Dec 06
Life will undoubtedly get pretty tough if you don't see eye to eye on much of anything with your fiance. I can tell you from looooooonnnnnnng experience, it won't ever get any better. I'd rather think that not liking each other's friends is not the problem but a symptom of anger and/ or resentment back and forth. You might try to figure out what it is that you REALLY disagree about.
@subbusa (106)
• India
20 Dec 06
IT'S SO SIMPLE V SHOULD AVOID TAT SITUATIONS BY MEANS OF TELLIN ANY RESONS R LIES 2.SO BEFORE INVITING OTHERS V SHOULD TINK ABT THEIR CHARACTERS
@sharone74 (4837)
• United States
21 Dec 06
what makes you think that we don't. Sometimes it is a matter of bad friends or no friends at all among women. Let's be real about it now, there are 8 women on the planet for every one man so competition is fierce and it is survival of the fittest in the arena of parnership and procreation.
@carb0nex (32)
• United States
21 Dec 06
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You can Talk to him that you're very busy right now, keep his feeling positif on you. And stay away from him.
• United States
21 Dec 06
oh man. I had a situation like this with my husband.. we just didn't like our friends. for the most part.. my husband and I repected the fact that we were indeed opposites in everything and if we didn't like our friends, we'd just keep each other apart.. or in situations such as big group gatherings, we'd make sure we were okay with it and try to hold our tongue. To be honest with you, your best bet is to just stay away from them when they're over. or. you could try to be friends. one of the two.
@leonilyn (467)
• Philippines
21 Dec 06
Hahaha! Those are the first words I can say. Sounds so funny that you 2 don’t like your partner’s friends. I have the same experience as you. i don’t like some of my hubby’s friends. Lately I tried to make friends with them but I really cant for there are lots of things in them which I don’t like. When there’s an affair I get along with those I like and not with those I don’t like. Some of my friends are my hubby’s enemy too. Hehehe.. but luckily my friends are in the province so its not a big problem for me. Hope you enjoy every time you had a gathering!!
• Brazil
21 Dec 06
Ouch,this is a tcicky situation sharone. The first step isalways to introduce yourself. It tells her friends you have confidence and cannot be intimidated. Intimidation equals manipulation equals no respect and her friends aren't going to go to bat for you if they don't respect you. Taking the initiative also lets her friends know you are not just putting on an act because your girlfriend insists you meet them. Once you get acquainted with her friends do everything possible to remember their names but more than that, DON'T mix up their names later on. It doesn't matter if they all dress and act alike; calling one of her friends by the wrong name is a major gaffe. How bad is it? It's almost as bad as calling your girlfriend by the wrong name (ouch!). Use whatever word association tricks you need to keep the names straight. You're in it now so don't sit there like a statue. Get involved in the conversation .This shows that you are interested in getting to know them. Don't hog the conversation but take an active part. Your girlfriend will appreciate the effort and more important her friends will have no reason not to like you…in the beginning at least (Hey that's life. You're trying to be Mr. Wonderful not Captain Perfect). Now comes the balancing act. Your girlfriend may want you to take an interest in her friends but don't go overboard. Getting to know her friends is one thing but if she senses you're flirting (and women are very in tune to that sort of thing) or ignoring her in your effort to be friendly, it can cause problems or doom the relationship. Exercise caution when meeting her friends. Take an interest but not too much. Listen carefully when you meet her friends for the first time. Try to hang on to as much information about them as possible. After the meeting when you're alone with your girlfriend, make a casual comment or ask a question RELATED to the earlier meeting. This lets her know that you were listening and that you have a real interest in getting to know her friends. Again this is a balancing act but for the most part you can pretty much figure that saying "you're girlfriend with the blue dress and cute dimples looked hot" is asking for trouble. Your girlfriend's buddies are probably going to play a significant role in whether or not the relationship survives. Yes, it can seem like one long job interview but try to make a genuine effort to get to know her friends. Since you will probably be spending quite a bit of time with them, starting a courteous, respectful relationship can only make your girlfriend happy and your life a whole lot easier. Good luck!
@mbs730 (2147)
• Canada
21 Dec 06
Its bad enough when you don't like your fiance's friends but it's worse when we are talking about family members! I cannot stand my mother in law. I am not crazy about my brother in law either but I can tolerate him in small dosages.
• Philippines
21 Dec 06
well st dont talk to them if i really dont like them coz im afraid that i might start the fight with them so ill just stay away from them and they should do the same way as well.
• United States
21 Dec 06
wow this is hard!!!!!!but if you each wanna make one another happy you have to compromise,and take whats given if your both gonna be happy once those friends are gone at the end of the night!!!