Should I tell my friend that I don’t like how he acts when his girlfriend is around?

He’s one of my best friends and when it’s just him and I or me, him and pretty much anyone else hanging out he’s fine, but when his girlfriend hangs out with us he acts really obnoxious and does a lot of things that make me uncomfortable. I’m worried this might lead him to believe that I don’t like his girlfriend since when she’s hanging out with us I usually cut out early. It’s not that I don’t like his girlfriend ether, her and I get along really well, it’s just that when she’s around he acts so differently and I have a really limited capacity for tolerating him when he’s acting that way.

Category: Dating & Relationships Tags: Friend asked September 22, 2013

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Echo

4 Answers

Just tell him. He probably doesn't even realize he's doing it! It's a subconscious thing and I'm sure he'd appreciate you bringing it to his attention. He might not be able to fix it right away but it would be better than ignoring it.

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Winnie

Its better to be brave and tell him about it now than bottling up frustration which will only lead to unnecessary spurts of anger later. Be frank about it and ask what is bothering him? Ask him whether you can do anything to help him. Most probably it will be some silly insecurity problem or something which can be easily dealt with. So take the initiative and get things back to right. After all, you should not let a third person spoil your friendship, that should be your ultimate concern. Best wishes and take care :)

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Rish

Communication is key. I think talking to him about it will be best. He could be acting this way to maybe impress her or something along those lines. Either way your best option is to just talk to him. He probably doesn't even realize that he is acting differently or inappropriately.

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Straydog5551

Yeah absolutely tell him. Like someone said, I doubt he even realises he is doing it.

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BlackGoldfish