Okay, so I'm sure this issue has been addressed eight million times on this site, but I'm a newbie, so bear with me.
How does everybody deal with people who, once they find out your SO's profession/soon-to-be-profession, think he/she is the most fascinating person on the planet?
Usually I just ignore it and secretly laugh to myself at how stupid these people sound. But lately I've been having trouble with my BF's roommate's new GF. Ever since we met her, she's been fawning over how my BF's in med school and asking about all this medical stuff, his career, etc. completely ignoring me. Which I didn't really mind at first, I know I'm pretty freaking awesome, so I'm ok with not being the center of attention.
But, apparently she has now told her BF that she doesn't like me because I "don't talk to her". I try talking to her, but the second my BF appears, it's "OMG THAT'S SO INTERESTING TELL ME MORE!". Even my usually clueless BF has noticed it. He tries to change topics, or to talk about what I do for a living, since it's similar to what she does, but it doesn't work. He thinks it's just because "it's something to talk about/girls hate each other", but obviously she's not the first and will not be the last to act like this.
Anyway, just wanted to see what strategies other people had. I don't really care if this girl likes me or not, but sometimes it gets a bit boring hearing the same crap over and over and over again. Plus, she's always around. Since this will pretty much happen forever, it would be good to know if there's anything I can do that doesn't involve sitting there and looking like (a) his shadow; or (b) a total biotch.
How does everybody deal with people who, once they find out your SO's profession/soon-to-be-profession, think he/she is the most fascinating person on the planet?
Usually I just ignore it and secretly laugh to myself at how stupid these people sound. But lately I've been having trouble with my BF's roommate's new GF. Ever since we met her, she's been fawning over how my BF's in med school and asking about all this medical stuff, his career, etc. completely ignoring me. Which I didn't really mind at first, I know I'm pretty freaking awesome, so I'm ok with not being the center of attention.
But, apparently she has now told her BF that she doesn't like me because I "don't talk to her". I try talking to her, but the second my BF appears, it's "OMG THAT'S SO INTERESTING TELL ME MORE!". Even my usually clueless BF has noticed it. He tries to change topics, or to talk about what I do for a living, since it's similar to what she does, but it doesn't work. He thinks it's just because "it's something to talk about/girls hate each other", but obviously she's not the first and will not be the last to act like this.
Anyway, just wanted to see what strategies other people had. I don't really care if this girl likes me or not, but sometimes it gets a bit boring hearing the same crap over and over and over again. Plus, she's always around. Since this will pretty much happen forever, it would be good to know if there's anything I can do that doesn't involve sitting there and looking like (a) his shadow; or (b) a total biotch.
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