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ATTENTION!!! Relationship problem & Opinions are badly needed!!! Thanks! :)?

Hi all, I really appreciate your time. Here's the issue:

Myself and my girlfriend are together for the last 15 months. I am 22 and she is 20. Everything is pretty good. BUT today my girlfriend's best friend Emma rang her and told her that her and her bf had split up and will not be getting back together. It seems as though all of a sudden now Emma wants more of my gf's time compared to when she was with her bf and never made the effort to travel upto Galway to seem my gf( Galway is where me and my gf are both in college). Not that I've a problem about her wanting to spend more time together. It's just the following that really annoyed me:

She started saying stuff to my gf like "Oh I was talking to my lecturer and she said to me that I should head out to California for 3 months of the summer and that these are the golden years to enjoy yourself etc...". Emma is keen on the idea of heading to Califronia for the summer(We are all from Ireland). She then said she'd love if my girlfriend would come with her. Then she asked my girlfriend how our relationship was doing? My girlfriend said our relationship was fantastic and that things are going well and even told Emma about a cute thing I did for her recently. OUT OF NOWHERE Emma then brought up a big fight that me and my girlfriend had 7 months ago and said "that was a terrible fight wasn't it". A fight that took a while to get past. I thought this was TOTALLY DISRESPECTFUL TO OUR RELATIONSHIP AND VERY INAPPROPRIATE, VERY CHILDISH AND SELFISH.

I'm just wondering what are your opinions on this and what are your opinions of Emma? Why do you think she brought this up in conversation with my girlfriend??? I know why! You'd want to be braindead if you couldn't work it out!!! But my gf doesn't really see it my way and I want to show her all of YOUR neutralist opinions so that maybe she will see CLEARLY then!!! This has really annoyed me and especially the fact that my gf doesn't see it my way! Detailed & genuine responses will be very much appreciated! I will also rate the top answer in a day or two! Thanks very much in advance for your time! :-)

Update:

I want to add that my ONLY issue here is Emma bringing up a big fight that my and my gf had 7 months ago OUT OF NOWHERE VERY innappropriately! Why do you think she mentioned the fight to my gf and hwat do you think of Emma doing this???

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  • 8 years ago

    Sorry that you are in this precarious situation. Your girlfriends friend is very immature. She is also selfish. She figures now that she is single and free, misery loves company. So she is trying to convince her/your girlfriend that she must not be all that happy by bringing up old "dirt" the argument. In the effort to seperate her from you. That way she will be single and free to.

    Usually when we are involved with someone as friends, lovers or family we usually cannot see through the forest because of the trees, compared to someone who is not involved in the relationship(s). So as a person who is on the outside looking in, I would have a good, long talk with your girlfriend and discuss what is the future of your relationship together. I don't know if you are already playing house/shacking but if you intend to cement the relationship in the future/marriage you better start discussing that right now. Emma is trying to convince her that even though it is true for her/ Emma she is at the point of her life where she is single and free to discover new paths/directions in life, whereas you and your girlfriend might not be. Then again. If you really feel for her and your girlfriend is not going to heed: you might try to discover uncharted territories to. You might make it a three some and go with Emma and find out what the west coast has to offer. But make sure you all go back home, we have enough people here already!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    A good way to solve these problems is to approach it the nicest way possible. Let this Emma girl have some time with your GF but also plan some date nights or time alone. And for the GF if she sees this: Your BF is trying his best to solve this problem and seems to like you. But if he feels something is wrong then maybe try and see it his way. If Emma follows you maybe she is lonely and wants to spend time with you, but don't devote your whole schedule to her.

    Hope this somewhat helps.

    P.S. okay it's obvious that Emma is jealous and wants to somehow break you two up. Man up and tell your GF what I just said and maybe she'll we it your way.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    8 years ago

    Well, there was really no point for Emma to bring up that argument...Sides, it was a log time ago ad everyone makes mistakes lol

    I as well, am in college and in a relationship, it's completely normal for couples to argue, as long as both of you can work things out!

    (which you guys did, meaning both of you want it to work out)

    How did your girlfriend take it though? Emma was probably just thinking of convincing her to travel with her.. She has no right though, to be getting between you guys though (even if she is her friend)..

  • 8 years ago

    awe haha ok soo i don't think you have anything to worry about with your gf. she brags about you, things are great, lets keep it that way. emma just went through a breakup, so now, rather than dividing time between friends and bf, she has more time for her friends, like your gf. i don't think she means any harm to your relationship. it was unnecessary for her to bring up that bad fight you and your gf had, but again, i don't think she's trying to start anything. she's probably just trying to relate to whoever shes talking to, in this case your gf, so she brought up the fight to see how you guys have handled it, if you're over it, if all is ok, ect... to compare relationships, maybe make herself feel better, which in that case, i can see where it seems like a selfish act. but like i said, i don't think she wants to steal your gf or anything. she just wants a friend to do stuff with, like the cali trip and what not. just give it time. im sure thigns will get better. i hope they do! :)

  • 8 years ago

    this emma chick has nothing to do with you two, she needs to mind her own business. obviously she is a self centred bish and has a problem with you two all of a sudden for some reason.

    next time she tries to bring up a fight you guys had just say, remember when you HAD a boyfriend, that was hard to get past wasnt it. LOL, ok maybe dont say that

  • 8 years ago

    My ex had a friend like her. Maybe that's why she's my ex. If you love this girl maybe offer to go with her or something better instead if you can't go. Yes that's a b move for her to bring up the past. She had no right. Just cause her relation ship failed doesn't give her the right to f with yours. If you love this girl fight for her, but do it smart.

  • 8 years ago

    if she loves you for real she wont listen to anyone but her heart!

    Source(s): being a woman
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