One of my best friends has just started dating a new woman. He was with his ex for over ten years, and has just signed the divorce papers. The had been separated for two years, so he's not jumped in to a new relationship, but his new girlfriend living in a different city has prevented them from getting to know each other as well as they could have otherwise, although she is a flight attendant and visits regularly. My friend and I are close - the kind of friends who will be there for life, so I am not concerned about this girl threatening our friendship. However, she is making things unpleasant and stressful for him. She says she does not like me and does not trust me around her boyfriend (my friend) - she "knows what woman like me are like". I am baffled by her stereotyping me as a harlot as I am mild-mannered, well behaved, dress conservatively and am in a serious long-term relationship where I am the stepmother to two gorgeous little boys. I mention these superficial facts because she has never met me - and refuses to do so. Everything she thinks she knows about me has been gleaned from my Facebook profile.
Is there anything I can do to make her meet me and realize that I pose no threat? Is there any advice I can pass on to my friend, who is distraught over this? He deserves to be happy in his new relationship, not feel pressured and torn as he has for so many years in his last marriage. Please help!
Is there anything I can do to make her meet me and realize that I pose no threat? Is there any advice I can pass on to my friend, who is distraught over this? He deserves to be happy in his new relationship, not feel pressured and torn as he has for so many years in his last marriage. Please help!
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