Expert: ***ERICA*** - 4/10/2008

Question
Okay I've been going out with this girl for 11 months now and I am deeply in love with her. We have been happy and everything but like all relationships we have problems. The problem is our friends keep interfering with our relationship and everytime she does something wrong I get blamed for it. So they told her that she should leave me because I treat her bad and I'm just no good for her. Now these are supposed to be my friends and to go behind my back and say that is wrong. I think I should break up with her just so I can end all of the accusations of me being a bad guy. Although I'm not really sure what to do. My question is what exactly should I do?

Answer
Dear Javier,
Very important lesson:  Believe NOTHING that you hear and only 1/2 of what you see.  I would tell your girlfriend that you don't like the drama that is going on with your relationship and that the 2 of you have mutual friends that you don't want to hear what they are saying to her and don't listen to your friends if they are saying stuff about her to you.  Tell her that you want to have a normal relationship between 2 people and if she thinks that you are such a bad guy then she shouldn't be with you, but if she doesn't think that then you don't want to hear it anymore - period.  Good Luck.... Warmest Wishes, Erica