I'm 15/f and I've had a boyfriend for about a week who has been my best friend for a while. My problem is that he's been trying too hard to become close with my friends. I know that sounds stupid, but I just don't want his relationship with them to be as close as his relationship with me. I like that he's a separate part of my life than my friends are and I really just want it to stay that way. I'm just used to my friends stealing my close friendships away and I don't want that to happen with him. Am I being too paranoid? How exactly do I tell him how I feel?
rkgurl13 answered Tuesday June 28 2005, 1:14 pm: i do not think you are, and i would just set him daown and tell him how you feel and let him know that you do not want him to have that close of a relasionship with your friends.
hope i helped
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tailandstop answered Tuesday June 28 2005, 12:39 am: if this is really bothering you, doing something is always better than doing nothing, the best way to deal with it is to be honest and direct. mention to your boyfriend that it bothers you but try being as nice as possible about it because i'm sure he was trying so hard because he wants to impress you. to show you how great of a guy he is by getting to know your friends.
however, this probably isn't as big as you think it is and you've only been going out for a week. so maybe just try only seeing him without your friends for a little while [ tailandstop's advice column | Ask tailandstop A Question ]
frenchfries21 answered Tuesday June 28 2005, 12:26 am: i understand how you feel. you dont want him to be as close with them as he is with you. first, let me just say, usually these "best friend" relationships dont usually work, so good luck. but as far as not wanting him to be so close with them, theres nothing you can do exceot for bring yourself closer to him than they can ever be. there isnt a way you can tell him not to be close with them without sounding like an asshole.
good luck,
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Razhie answered Monday June 27 2005, 10:11 pm: He is probably just trying to impress your friends cause he thinks you want him too, so just tell him you don't need him to be super close with your friends and you rather that you and him just focus on being close to eachother. He'll probably be flatered and relieved. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
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