Question Posted Wednesday January 11 2006, 7:58 pm
My Ex boyfriend and I are pretty good friends, and I like being friends with him except it really walks on my last nerve when he flirts with my friend Abby. I don't like him that way; thats not even the point. It's that everytime I look at them their always flirting and poking each other and when he's around me it makes me feel like he uses me to get to her. Because he won't talk to me until he is away from her. That really pisses me off. You can't talk to him, or her because they won't listin. She's nutty and he's a crack. So how can I deal with this?
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Friendship? DirtySchmageggie answered Saturday January 14 2006, 2:44 am: EDIT: If you don't like him.. then why are you asking for advice?
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The best way to deal with it is to get over it. It's not really your territory anymore since you broke up, so you can't control who he's intersted in and who he's not. That goes for your friend Abby as well. When it comes down to it, it's their decision. I'm sure they aren't flirting to get to you. And I highly doubt he's using you. How would going though an ex to get to her best friend help him? If anything it would hurt him because she knows about his previous relationship with you, and knowing someones mistakes can often make them undesirable. [ DirtySchmageggie's advice column | Ask DirtySchmageggie A Question ]
RainbowOfPinkxo answered Thursday January 12 2006, 4:20 pm: well i'm not in your situation but if i was i'd find someone else (meaning a friend) to hang around while they're together because if they ignore you is there really a point in being with them. and when the two are apart you can hang out with them individually if you want to. If not, then you get a new friend out of it!
win-win situation right?
syireen answered Wednesday January 11 2006, 10:54 pm: Don't be around them that much. if he's using you to get around her this will prevent him from seeing her as often. also you never know they might feel comfortable just cause your there maybe be if your not there,they'll get uncomfortable with each other you know cause then it will kind of be more then just a friend kind of setting. of course there's always the possibility they might end up going out or worse. maybe you should flirt with another guy in front of your ex. I'm pretty sure he'll feel the same way you do if the table was turned on him. [ syireen's advice column | Ask syireen A Question ]
extton answered Wednesday January 11 2006, 8:20 pm: You can't.
Maybe he's using you to get to her, but I don't think that's necessarily the case.
He's attracted to her, and her to him. They don't ignore you on purpose; that's just what happens when two people are attracted to each other - they pay attention to each other, and no one else.
The best thing you can do is just...not hang out with them when they're together. I can understand you want some part in the socialization, but that's not going to happen unless you're unusually disruptive. Just let things take their course. [ extton's advice column | Ask extton A Question ]
Chicken_flavored_eggs answered Wednesday January 11 2006, 8:10 pm: A crack and a nut? I think they might go well together. If you really don't have a problem with it other than being ignored, tell them how rude it is and tell them to knock it off. If they don't, stop hanging around them when they are together. [ Chicken_flavored_eggs's advice column | Ask Chicken_flavored_eggs A Question ]
xomegaroni answered Wednesday January 11 2006, 8:02 pm: eww yeah PDA i don't like that!! (public display of affection) i think you should juss ignore it because if you can't talk to them about it then you can't really do anything. lmao hes a crack- that was funny haha =) i understand how you feel though. juss ignore em & maybe if you know they're both gonna be there advoid it. you'll get over it sooner er later.
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