I'm happily engaged to the love of my life! He surprised me on Friday with a beautiful dinner and ring
While I'm so excited and ready to start planning for an engagement party, photos, etc, I'm SO hurt that my best friend isn't happy for me. She NEVER likes anyone I date, and for no other reason than she likes us to all be single at the same time. I'm just so annoyed that she's so negative about this whole thing--she tries to put my FH down and thinks its a big joke. He's so supportive through all this, everyone can see that this is nothing but jealousy--not that she wants him in any way, but she wants me to be single for as long as she is.
UGH, has anyone had to deal with this? I'm guilty of taking stupid stuff like this to heart, but the girl makes me want to avoid having any type of bridal shower and the like.
Well first of all...congratulations on your engagement!!
So glad that you've found such a nice, loving man to be with.
As for your "friend"..... The only reason why she's acting the way she is is sour grapes, plain and simple.
I've never been in your situation (I haven't been engaged yet), but I know that when one of my closest girl friends just started seriously dating last year, and got engaged earlier this year, I have to admit...I was a little sad. I was HAPPY for her don't get me wrong (cuz her guy is so nice and wonderful
), but I did feel a little downhearted...not for her, but more so for me. We were like the "single sisters" and we would pick each other up when our relationships or crushes on guys went sour.
But now, after she met him all of that changed! I got over it quickly though, and now I couldn't be happier for her even though I'm still single. So sometimes time is just all that it takes. And if she can see that your guy makes you REALLY happy, then I think she'll be more and more happy for you.
So, your friend is just feeling a little jealous that you're engaged and she's not even dating someone yet. That's all. Just have patience and sympathy with her. If you guys are as close as you say, and you've been friends w/her for this long, then she MUST have some redeeming qualities right? One thing you can do is try to (subtly) hook her up with some guys so that she can keep her mind off of you and your relationship. Maybe your fiance might have some guy friends of his who are looking for a nice woman? She'll forget all about you when/if she meets another guy who makes her feel so wonderful.
OR...if you don't want to go the "matchmaker" route.... Why not call her up and take her out (just the two of you) and do a girls' night or something. Sometimes what might be bothering her is the fact that she feels like in a way she's lost a friend, or part of the same relationship that you two used to have. Let her know that even though you have a man, you can still "hang" with the girls w/out him around, and you two will still be close friends no matter what the dating status is.