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Don't quite know how to help my friend out...advice please?
My friend has been dating her boyfriend for about a year. She always complains about how she thinks he is flirty, and how she can't seem to trust him. I understand that after a year it's hard to break up with someone over something like that, but a relationship is based on trust. (So i dont see how this is possibly working out)
Anyway, every day she practically kills herself because she is either trying to make him happy or stay out of arguments. Often times she tells me that she is VERY hurt when she sees flirty messages to other people. Whether its joking around or not.
She says that he takes his anger out on her A LOT, and she doesnt know how to handle it anymore.
If it were me, i would just end things, but she simply cant.
I've told her to talk to him about it, but it doesnt seem to work.
Help?
10 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Very difficult situation. Very.
She'll leave when she's ready, there's really nothing you can do but support her.
I don't know why some people do that to themselves, I believe that somewhere deep down they feel they deserve the abuse. So they need it to feel good.
The only interference I would suggest is that if you EVER see a mark on her or know she's in a situation at the moment, call the police. If you don't, you'll regret it for the rest of your life.
Source(s): Sad share of my sister's life. - Anonymous1 decade ago
There's not much she can do about it, other than accept him for who he is and do the same back to him, or move on. I've been in situations like this plenty of times and you simply cannot change a person. Now there might be a VERY high possibility that if she breaks up with him for a while and he realizes that he really does love her, and need her then he'll go back to her, at which she can ask for him to change and if he really loves her, he will. But she needs to give it time off on the break, maybe he flirts so much cause he needs space and is tired of the relationship, and she should give him the space. I'm sure that if he really loves her, he'll go back to her and change, and if not then she can move on and know that he obviously wasn't worth it.
Goodluck, but sometimes you can't do anything to help, she has to figure it out on her own and say "enough is enough"
Source(s): experience - 1 decade ago
Talking to him about it wont work. I was in the same situation and when i would confront him about how i felt, he might say sorry. And when i would threaten to leave him he would act better for like a week and be right back at it. Just tell her that things will never change. I had to finally end it after 3 years when i finally woke up and realized i could do better. BUT in the end, nothing you say will make her leave. She has to be ready to.
- 1 decade ago
okay, i completely agree with you, it is hard to break up with someone after you have been going out for a year, so just tell her what might happen if she doesnt get out of this relationship, it may hurt her but at least she will know that she won't get hurt or heartbroken, and you have to tell her the truth, he's not good for her, he needs to get over himself and stop flirting with other girls.
or tell her if she doesnt she's gonna end up with a broken heart and crying every night. be the good friend.
(:
Source(s): i was in a 5 year relationship and broke it off, i know how this is going to end up. - 1 decade ago
Try telling her to do something new, maybe her bf is kind of bored of the same relationship. Tell her to make things fresh so their relationship can be a little better. Cuz a year is a long time. If she can't do anything about it talk to him. But get her permission first cuz she might think something is going on between u two. You be the hero to save this relationship.IDK I hope this helps. bye.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
you have offered good advice to her already. It is her relationship and she has to decide herself to break up with him there is nothing more you can do other than take her out and get her someone new to encourage a new direction but then she might blame you for being a bad friend!
- ?Lv 41 decade ago
If she values her safety and self esteem she needs to end it. She has to understand that no one NEEDS someone that treats them like that. It's not going to get any better unless he himself gets the help he needs, like anger management. She needs to work on boosting her self esteem and not feeling like she needs someone to feel complete.
- 1 decade ago
tell her she cant let this go on, and talk to that man for her. maybe she could get him to break up with her....♥
- 1 decade ago
sometimes you have to loose someone to relieze what you have so maybe itz time for her to leave and if it is meant to be then it will work out