My Boyfriend's Crazy Friend (L-O-N-G)

CantAffordMAC

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Okay. So in January '06 I started talking to this guy, we'll call him B. We went out twice, I didn't like him that much but I was looking for someone to just hang out with and get me out of my house. One day when we were hanging out, he had taken me to his friends house. His friend wasn't even home. (He took me there to try and have sex with me) We weren't there long, and his friend came home and introduced himself and kind of flirted with me. Let's call his friend M.

M added me to his myspace. We talked on the phone a bit, and he initiated a lot of flirtation and suggestive comments...I flirted back sometimes but for the most part, we just talked on the phone as friends for like a week or 2.

Now, while all this was happening, another guy added me on myspace. We talked for 2 months on the phone, and now he is my current boyfriend of almost 2 years. M and my boyfriend have been friends since childhood.

The whole time me and my boyfriend have been together, M would make smart comments to my boyfriend relating to my family members (when we'd go out of state to visit my family, M would tell my boyfriend "Oh tell her mom and sister I said hi"....basically trying to imply that he was close to me at some point) My boyfriend would get mad, and they were on/off friends a lot of the time because M was a loser, a bum, moocher, drunk, etc. M was always telling my boyfriend that he had talked to me first.


Anywho. In the past several months, I've been trying to be nicer to M (I always had a problem with him because I felt he was lying to my bf about how we used to "talk). I figured I'd drop the whole thing and just start off new. So my boyfriend began going to M's house, chatting on the phone with him more, and that was fine. I'd even say hi. Now in December, M is on the phone with my boyfriend and says "Yeah I talked to her for like 3 days and then cut her off" (talking about me). For some reason my boyfriend didn't get mad but he told me about it and I told him I felt disrespected. I felt as though M was trying to disrespect our relationship--M and I were never anything more than friends, and I was never interested in him. So my bf got mad and called M to confront him. He puts M on speakerphone and M is complimenting me, saying that I was beautiful and I was one of the prettiest girls around, and that the only reason we ever talked on the phone was because he wanted someone to talk to as he was getting out of a bad relationship. He said he never meant any disrespect. So we all dropped it.

Fast forward to New Years Eve. Me and the bf went to M's house for a little get-together. There was maybe 9 people there (Including M and his girlfriend, and me and my bf) When we came in, M stood up to greet us and gave me a big long hug, and we all had a great time. I had so much fun--it was my first NYE actually doing something, and M and his girlfriend were just so nice. We were all getting along wonderfully. Everyone was also drunk. I used to drink, but I haven't done so in at least a couple years. I wasn't in control of myself anymore. My boyfriend and I ended up arguing, at one point M came over to me and gave me another hug to try and console me. I really felt as though M was trying to help us with our relationship as much as possible.

Me and my boyfriend argued 2 days after that, and he called M for some advice. M was telling him that we argue all the time over stupid things, and that if he were my boyfriend, he would have left a long time ago. He was basically saying that I am trying to control him, and that my boyfriend is a man and he can do what he wants, blah blah blah. Me and my boyfriend do argue over really immature things sometimes. We need to work on it, but its our business. My bf shouldn't have called for M's advice...M was trying to persuade my bf to not be with me anymore. M was texting my boyfriend all night about it, still saying negative things about the way I am to my bf, and about our relationship. My boyfriend called M today to ask him a question about a problem with his car (My bf gets very upset at certain things, like money, jobs, car, his hair) and when he called, M told him "why are you so angry? calm down. You never used to get angry like this..." and me and my boyfriend agree that M was implying that I have changed my bf into an angry person.

I'm not sure what to think. I don't know why M was so nice and friendly on NYE, and then trying to persuade my bf to leave me 2 days later. I have an idea as to why...but I don't want to jump to conclusions. My boyfriend doesn't really care about what M has to say, but I was really looking forward to hanging out with M and his gf again, and now I'm not too sure. (BTW, my boyfriend knows a lot about M's relationship with his gf....and he says that they fight about immature things constantly as well, that they have the exact same kind of relationship that we have, so he doesn't understand why M acts as though their relationship is better than ours)
Any thoughts, suggestions, anything? Thanks a lot
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MACATTAK

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Sounds like "M" likes you & wants your current boyfriend to drop you, so he can swoop in!
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gigglegirl

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^^ That would be what I assume this M guy is trying to do. When you and your bf get into a fight, he swoops in to a) try and make you feel better and thus try and up your opinion of him in your mind and b) goes behind your back and talks to your bf about perhaps dumping you (with the logical extension b/w these two being he's waiting for you to be free at which point he'd prob dump his gf and go for you?!)

I think you just need to distance both of you from this guy--unless both you and your boyfriend will not let his comments affect your feelings (but then that comes to another point to address---why associate with someone who is potentially caustic to your relationship and what kind of a "friend" is he truly?).

IMO maybe its better to cut off contact in hopes of keeping your relationship in the best environment possible and it sounds to me like not much of a loss of a friend, I'm sure there are other couples who are not destructive with who the both of you can hang out with.

Best wishes!
 

nunu

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I agree with all the above. Try to dostance yourself from him for the sake of your relationship. I am guessing he was trying to take advantage on NYE because you were drunk and he might've been drunk himself i'm not sure..
 

purrtykitty

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I agree with everyone above, which makes me wonder even more about him. What does his gf think about all this? Do you have anyway to talk to her and vent to her?
 

CantAffordMAC

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl
^^ That would be what I assume this M guy is trying to do. When you and your bf get into a fight, he swoops in to a) try and make you feel better and thus try and up your opinion of him in your mind and b) goes behind your back and talks to your bf about perhaps dumping you (with the logical extension b/w these two being he's waiting for you to be free at which point he'd prob dump his gf and go for you?!)

I think you just need to distance both of you from this guy--unless both you and your boyfriend will not let his comments affect your feelings (but then that comes to another point to address---why associate with someone who is potentially caustic to your relationship and what kind of a "friend" is he truly?).

IMO maybe its better to cut off contact in hopes of keeping your relationship in the best environment possible and it sounds to me like not much of a loss of a friend, I'm sure there are other couples who are not destructive with who the both of you can hang out with.

Best wishes!


thats what it seems like to me, but then its very...hard for me to believe. because it makes me sound like "oh you're just jealous because you want me" but then theres no other explanation for the behavior. it would be the best thing to just separate ourselves from him but I'm not going to tell my boyfriend my suspicions. I'm just going to stay away.

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Originally Posted by nunu
I agree with all the above. Try to dostance yourself from him for the sake of your relationship. I am guessing he was trying to take advantage on NYE because you were drunk and he might've been drunk himself i'm not sure..

he was drunk. he's drunk a lot. but then i'm like, he wouldn't try anything with his gf right there. but then again he's a man.

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Originally Posted by purrtykitty
I agree with everyone above, which makes me wonder even more about him. What does his gf think about all this? Do you have anyway to talk to her and vent to her?

his gf didn't think anything of NYE...she was so sweet and nice and she talked to me about me and my boyfriends problems. I don't think she thought it was weird that M was comforting me...I'm not sure if she knows this whole long story either. I wouldn't even try to talk to her about it because I'd feel like I was messing their relationship up. If they should break up for any reason, it won't be because of me. Plus it'll just be my word against M's, and of course he'll be telling her his side of the story. And I'm sure she'll believe him over me. Which is fine...I just don't need anyone trying to mess with my relationship, you know.
 

gigglegirl

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sounds like you have a great plan---stay away.

From your response to both Nunu and Purrtykitty it sounds like you have things sorted in your mind and are definitely taking the higher ground by staying away and not trying to meddle in their relationship which could make you look bad. Good on you!
 

chameleonmary

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I would be careful of people like M, not only for your own sanity, happiness and the sake of your relationship, but for the sake of his girlfriend. He clearly does not want your boyfriend to be with you, either because he fears he will lose a friend, or because of his desire to have you. This may all have started from the first time you met, because he sees your boyfriend as the one who "got the girl".

Talk to your boyfriend first and foremost... if you voice your concerns about M, and go through the same chain of events as you did above, it will be clearer to him that there is something fishy going on. Sometimes men look at the here and now, and ignore a lot of the past and whilst its not good to dwell on the past, I think it is crucial to determining whats going on here! I think you're a smart cookie, and you will do what feels right... last word of advice, trust your instinct. If something smells fishy, be careful!
 

mindlessgapgirl

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this guy sounds like he is really immature...it might be a good idea to tell him that you know what he is saying, and that if he can't respect you and your bfs relationship, then you won't continue speaking with him because all he is doing is trying to make himself look better, so that IF something were to happen in your relationship, you *might* go to him in the future.

PS - the comment you made about how "he's drunk a lot" would be a warning sign...maybe he's unhappy with himself, and his relationship too

good luck, its a tricky situation!
 

Krasevayadancer

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I agree with macattak- seems to me like M wants you so he is doing all that he can to try and sabotage the relationship. Tell your bf about it. Make him see the situation the way you see it.

Best of luck hun!
 

CantAffordMAC

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Well...my boyfriend got tired of his friend saying all of these negative things about him and our relationship. So he cursed him out today and as of right now they aren't on speaking terms. I guess everything works itself out.
 

LMcConnell18

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I would personally tell 'M' to go to hell.

There's no reason for him to be all in your relationship, regardless of his status before boyfriend.

If this is his way of getting you for himself...

would any girl really wanna be with someone like that?
 
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