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Loppfessor
09-13-2005, 12:33 AM
My friend's big sister got all buddy buddy with his girlfriend and next thing you know she's convinced that he's an asshole and she needs to leave him. There's a lot more to it than that but I don't feel like typing it all. Let's hear some of your horror stories.
The Notorious LOL
09-13-2005, 12:39 AM
my brother and I havent spoken in almost a year and I have no desire in having any sort of a relationship with him at all.
Loppfessor
09-13-2005, 12:46 AM
my brother and I havent spoken in almost a year and I have no desire in having any sort of a relationship with him at all.


Why??
The Notorious LOL
09-13-2005, 12:48 AM
hes a wreckless alcoholic with no interest in recovery.
Loppfessor
09-13-2005, 12:53 AM
Oh so he has ruined the relationship between the two of you?
Loppfessor
09-13-2005, 07:02 AM
Oh so he has ruined the relationship between the two of you?


Oh yeah I was kind of meaning like meddling family members causing problems in your romantic endeavors
Jayrock5054
09-13-2005, 10:20 AM
One of my male cousins once told this girl (I barely knew and had no interest in) that I was gay so she'd stop trying to talk to me and a female cousin of mine made it her lifes work to ruin my relationship with her friend at my last base......thanks for reminding me how much my family sucks :(
Audielicious
09-13-2005, 10:45 AM
hes a wreckless alcoholic with no interest in recovery.
MINE TOO! I hate my eldest brother because he won't even admit that he has a problem. And he's violent as all hell when he's drunk.

But as for the topic of this thread, my mom used to meddle in ALL of my relationships when I was younger...so much so that she'd scare guys away. Same goes for my brothers. And David has told me that he doesn't want me dating a guy like him. Ever. Though my first serious boyfriend had a lot in common with David and even Eric reminds me of David in a lot of ways.
enree erzweglle
09-13-2005, 10:49 AM
I think all families have problem relatives--some just hide theirs better than others. My problem relative means well--it's someone who is controlling and obsessive and in complete denial about both. It has most definitely disrupted the relationships among several family members.

I've stayed out of it because I know that I can't solve the problem with the one who is controlling/obsessive. The nature of the problem makes it hard to fix.

The other family members who are affected by that are kind enough to avoid putting me in the middle of the feuds, but controlling/obsessive tried to get me to take sides. I refused. I stood--and stand--my ground, but it's not always easy--the ante gets upped when it comes to laying bait. I'm on nearly constant watch for when it's ante-upping time and I come prepared to resist.
jabumbo
09-13-2005, 10:49 AM
my sisteres don't really meddle with said person of interest, but they like to ask me these crazy questions about the girl and it just gets on my nerves after awhile, beucase each question sounds the same after a while
enree erzweglle
09-13-2005, 10:55 AM
my sisteres don't really meddle with said person of interest, but they like to ask me these crazy questions about the girl and it just gets on my nerves after awhile, beucase each question sounds the same after a while
What do you do when that happens?
jabumbo
09-13-2005, 11:17 AM
What do you do when that happens?

after 1 or 2 questions, everything turns into a yes/no answer, and i just get flustered and walk away

its one of those things that sisters have a knack for doing
Loppfessor
09-13-2005, 12:21 PM
Well my friend has decided to never introduce a girlfriend to his sister again since this is the second serious relationship that has ended shortly after doing so....
wanton wench
09-13-2005, 12:39 PM
my father always liked to mess with my boyfriends. he took one out "for a ride" i guess just to see what kind of person he was. they get back and i found out they were out stealing recycling bins! (empty of course) my father never liked him after that and my boyfriend thought it was "so cool" that my dad trusted him enough to do something like that with him! pfff loser! he never knew my dad went and put them all back! you couldnt escape my house without some kind of character/mental test!
jabumbo
09-13-2005, 01:46 PM
Well my friend has decided to never introduce a girlfriend to his sister again since this is the second serious relationship that has ended shortly after doing so....


i nevergo out of my way to introduce people to my family normally. i will mention them in conversation, but thats about it. my parents never actually met my one roommate till we were moving in, even though we had been friends for 3 years