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" I love my boyfriend, but I do not get along with his best friend. In fact, we hate each other so much that we&amp;#039;ve gotten into screaming matches in front of people. I really see a future with my guy, so I want to smooth things over. How should I go about it? While it&amp;#039;s a shame that you and your BF&amp;#039;s BFF won&amp;#039;t be joining each other&amp;#039;s MySpace lists, it&amp;#039;s not really your problem. There&amp;#039;s no unwritten relationship rule that says you need to get along with everyone your guy knows &amp;amp;#151; including his best friend and family members. So don&amp;#039;t knock yourself out trying to make it work. One reason why you may not get along with his buddy is because you&amp;#039;re both protective of your relationship with your guy. His friend (it is a dude, right?) may resent you for taking so much of his time, and vice versa. This is normal &amp;amp;#151; best friends can act like jilted lovers, and girlfriends don&amp;#039;t always like to share. The screaming though? I have to say that&amp;#039;s a little much. Actually, that&amp;#039;s a lot much. How could you possibly get so worked up over someone you only know peripherally? What does he do that gets under your skin enough to make you embarrass yourself and him in front of other people? Maybe he reminds you of your brother, maybe he reminds you of an ex, or maybe (okay, just hear me out) you both have underlying feelings for each other. Only you can answer that question, but either way, you have to steer clear of the guy when possible and keep your cool around him. The best strategy is to give your boyfriend and his buddy their own time together. Your beau will appreciate your playing the benevolent girlfriend, his friend will realize that you&amp;#039;re a pretty cool chick, and you&amp;#039;ll save your vocal cords. That way, everyone wins. If you really feel the need to forge a peace treaty with this guy though, it has to be initiated by your boyfriend. It&amp;#039;s not your responsibility, plus anything you say to this dude will make him incredibly defensive. Try to avoid telling your man how and when to have this talk, and don&amp;#039;t bad-mouth his buddy.Instead, stress to your guy that while you don&amp;#039;t expect everyone to be best friends, you think it would be in all of your best interests if you were at least civil to each other. You&amp;#039;re willing to do your part if his friend is willing to do his. This may or may not work, but if nothing else, you&amp;#039;ll at least score points for trying. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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