Okay, Here's The deal. I Am 15, female and I Am dating A guy who is 16. We go to the same school and he will be leaving in about 4 or so months. We have been together 6 months and still hardly any of my mates like him. Him And I always get abuse from them when we're togther, like they pick on him and stuff or make comments. And even when i'm alone and away from him my mates say things about him that upset me. I now dread lunch and break times in school because he comes to see me and my mates go all funny and block me out. I hate it. I would go with him to his mates but i don't really get on with them and i get shy around them.. I keep thinking about moving schools.. but it would be bad cos i have exams.. then there was dumping him but i don't want to, he makes me happy and i love him. Then there was asking him if we could meet after school but i was worried he would get annoyed cos it would sound like i want to avoid him.. then there was asking for a break in out relationship for a few months but i think i could loose him that way.. The problem is i get affected by what people think of me and i hate it, but i can't seem to stop getting affected. I just don't know what to do anymore. I hate school life.. i like my mates but i love my boyfriend too.. I feel kind of stuck and i get really upset about it.. I just want my mates to be civil to him at least.. then school could be easier. I don't need them to like him, just be nice and keep their thoughts to themselves.. But i can't see that happening.. What can i do? Help needed ASAP.. x
karenR answered Wednesday November 21 2007, 7:29 am: You speak to your mates, either as a group or one on one. You let them know that disrespecting your boyfriend is disrespecting you.
That isn't how true friends behave. They don't have to like him, but being polite isn't going to hurt them any.
Professor_Kaos answered Wednesday November 21 2007, 7:18 am: If he makes you happy you should stay with him as long as you can. It is very hard to find somoene that both treats you well and keeps your attention. I will say this though. You're friends aren't very good friends. When you invited your bf into your circle, your friends should do all they can to make him feel welcomed. Your circle of friends is no different than your house. If 4 people lived together and one invited someone over it would be expect that everyone treat the guest well. For whatever reason your friends either don't like the image your bf creates for the group or they don't like seeing you happy. You shouldn't care what your friends think. What is odd is that friends aren't always the best people to give us love advice. They want to break us up from the good people and want to try to get us back together with the bad ones. If they are good friends they will come around. If not, then you deserve better friends. [ Professor_Kaos's advice column | Ask Professor_Kaos A Question ]
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