HELP! My BFF is dating a douchebag

CLEO MAGAZINE

The special girl in your life has started sharing her time with an epic loser. You’ve tried to like him but he’s a Grade-A idiot. So, what’s the best thing to do in this situation? Meddle in her love life, or muzzle up and hope it all works out? Don’t fret, because Trudie McConnochie might just have the solution for you…

When my best friend first introduced me to her new guy, it was obvious that he wasn’t the dreamboat that she’d made him out to be. Less RyGos, more RyToss(er). He was rude to cafe staff. He spoke endlessly about his job, his car, his travels – so, in other words, himself – but asked me nothing about me. He also interrupted my friend and cut her down with blonde jokes when she expressed opinions he didn’t share. Not impressed.

If you’ve found yourself in the same situation, Leanne Hall, clinical psychologist and contributor to Network Ten’s The Living Room, says that it’s time to ’fess up about your feelings. “As a friend, you owe it to her to be honest about your concerns, but it’s all about how you frame it. Rather than simply saying, ‘I don’t approve’, try, ‘It’s concerning me because I don’t like the way that he treats you’ and give examples. Then explain, ‘The reason I don’t like that is because I think you deserve better’.”

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