How do you handle a friend who is blinded by love?

[Anonymous]

I have a friend and she is 18 and in love with this guy and I know and I would tell her my honest advice every time she asks and sometimes without her asking whenever its needed and she says she's a big girl and can make her own decisions even though I know she's making the wrong ones and now she thinks the guy she's in love with is right on the advice I gave her and I'm wrong in what I told her and now she is trying to be more distant with me and it makes me mad cause she's hurting our friendship cause of her being blind. So should I just watch her crash and burn? Cause that seems like the only way for her to learn for real that I'm right and save our friendship. Please give me your advice. Thanks :)

[jacquesvol]

You might try to open her eyes but (from personal experiences, on both sides of that barrier) she'll probably not want to hear it and indeed get more distant. Sorry to say this but I'm afraid all you can do is to keep contact and be prepared to help and pick up the pieces afterward.

Above all, do not lose contact.

[Asker]

Yeah that's the best option. Thanks alot. I won't lose contact. That's been my main mission.

[Anonymous]

I just ignore anything they say about their love because I don't want to hear it and because nothing I say is going to matter, if it's a female friend. If it's a guy friend I make heavy handed jokes about it.

[Anonymous]

just try to listen to her and don't diss her. It will pass.