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Ep. 4 - I Hate My Friend’s Partner…What Do I Do About It?

2025/2/25
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Terrible, Thanks For Asking

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Nora McInerney: 我收到了很多关于朋友的伴侣令人讨厌的来电和短信。这是一个复杂的问题,没有简单的答案。我自己的经验告诉我,直接告诉朋友我不喜欢他们的伴侣通常不会有好结果。这可能会让他们感到被冒犯,并破坏你们之间的关系。更好的方法是支持朋友,让他们知道你关心他们,并在他们需要帮助时提供帮助。如果情况涉及到虐待或不安全因素,那么就需要采取更积极的干预措施。但即使如此,也要谨慎行事,因为受虐待的人可能害怕报复。重要的是要记住,最终决定权在朋友手中,我们只能提供支持,而不是强加我们的意见。 我收到了很多听众的来电,他们分享了他们自己处理类似情况的经验。有些人在朋友寻求帮助时提供支持,而另一些人则选择直接表达他们的担忧,但结果各不相同。有些朋友很感激他们的支持,而另一些朋友则因此而疏远了他们。 总的来说,处理朋友的伴侣令人讨厌的问题需要谨慎和同理心。重要的是要支持朋友,并在他们需要时提供帮助,同时也要尊重他们的自主权。 听众来电: 我的朋友和她的伴侣关系中存在问题,我尝试过不同的方法来帮助她,包括直接表达我的担忧,以及默默地支持她。直接表达担忧有时会适得其反,导致朋友疏远我。而默默支持则能让我在朋友需要时提供帮助,并在他们准备好倾听时,再表达我的担忧。 有些朋友在面对伴侣的虐待或不安全行为时,会选择向朋友寻求帮助。在这种情况下,我会专注于帮助朋友解决问题,而不是直接批评他们的伴侣。这种方法让朋友感到更安全,也更容易向我倾诉。 在处理朋友关系问题时,重要的是要尊重朋友的自主权,并提供支持和帮助,而不是强加自己的意见。有时,朋友需要时间来意识到问题的存在,而我们能做的就是陪伴他们,并在他们需要时提供帮助。

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The episode starts by posing the question of what to do when a friend is in a relationship with someone you dislike. The host, Nora, admits she doesn't have easy answers and shares various perspectives from listeners.
  • Many people have experienced this situation, either as the disliked partner or the friend with concerns.
  • It's a complicated issue with no easy solutions.
  • The host acknowledges the difficulty of the situation and the lack of a simple answer.

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Do you say something? Do you shut up? I’m just one woman with an opinion, so I took your calls and texts to answer this listener question: do you say something when your friend is in a relationship with someone you hate? 

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