How do you feel....

[lovingone]

.... when a relative of yours, who you know is relationship trouble, brings a nice well meaning new partner over to meet the family?

[cerridwen]

I feel like at the first opportunity, I will be pulling that relative into an empty room and not letting him or her leave until I get an answer to "Wtf?!"

 

ETA: Sorry. I read that wrong.

I thought it read "who is IN relationship trouble..."

 

If you mean, he or she is just not good relationship material, what is there to do?

Warn the guest off? Are you feeling that responsibility?

 

I stay out of such situations.

Edited October 14, 2014 by cerridwen

[MissBee]

I don't have a relative but a male friend like this who is in love with a new woman every few months and it's really just kind of a joke now, where all our friends know this is how he is. Just 2 weeks ago he brought the latest woman, I didn't even realize he had a new one, so was surprised when he walked in and introduced her as his "gf" to a dinner for another friend. She looked thrilled to be there but all I kept thinking was, honey, you're probably thinking you're getting integrated into his life for the long haul when in reality you're the flavor of the month. I kind of feel badly for them sometimes, but I figure they'll live and learn. He's a sweet guy but quite fickle.

 

Unfortunately, I kind of stopped remembering these women's names because they change so frequently.I think with other friends I'm more invested in knowing their SO and at parties and such will speak to them more and so on but with his gfs it just seems like even for us as friends, we don't bother to start liking her too much and are cordial but not as friendly because we don't want to be too attached (as well as don't want to accidentally call her the last girl's name or if you're drinking allow anything to slip about his other 15 gfs you met recently) because by next month she may go the way of the buffalo.