Friend talks constantly about her bf?

Question

My friend/coworker talks constantly about her boyfriend and while this is happening she calls him and texts him while she is hanging out. Since i work with her i have to hear about this guy during lunch, work etc. I am so sick of hearing about this guy that i really want to throw up each time i hear something :) I am married and i do understand the excitement of the first few months of dating but please try to talk about something else....my god! I did try to change topics but then she calls him and tells him about something we talked about. its annoying! I cant wait for them to get married and then all this is excitement will slowly die. So my question is if any of you have come across this situation what is the strangest thing you have done to stop it!

Answer 1

Marriage will not solve this problem. She'll continue to talk about herself, her wedding, her in-laws, her husband, ad infinitum. What you have here is a huge narcissist who doesn't care about anyone but herself. I would not have lunch with her, and if she's blabbing during work I would literally wear earplugs or headphones and listen to music. There is no way I would tolerate this, it is too annoying. And if she asked me why I wasn't having lunch with her, I'd say, "Because I can no longer hear about your boyfriend or be bored while you talk to him on the phone." Those would be my exact words.

Answer 2

My sister keeps doing that. I just listen and say what i think about the subject.

You can try and change the subject. My sister talks to me about her bf for about 4hours straight lol

Answer 3

just look unintersted.. she will get the hint!

Answer 4

Seriously, these people are blinded by infatuation. It MUST come to the point where you somehow say "No, seriously. Shut up. You don't ever talk about anything else and it annoys me." I mean, I suppose you could say it a LITTLE more politely, but being blunt is the only thing that's going to change the situation. OR! Alternatively! I haven't done this, but you could come up with a topic that's totally inane - say a new sofa you just got. And bring up the sofa every time she brings up her boyfriend.

"Oh man! My boyfriend just bought me a dozen roses last night!"

"Oh man! My sofa's really comfy!"

"Oooooh! Brian's taking me out to that fancy new Italian restaurant tonight"

"Oooooh! I put a really cute blanket on the back of my sofa last night."

"Why are you always talking about your sofa?"

"Why? Is it annoying?"

"Yeah, a little."

"Well, I just wanted to point out that I only mention it when you mention your boyfriend.... sooooo... maybe you want to stop that."

Something like that.

Answer 5

I hate when people do that too. I don't really know if there is anything you can really do to stop it, other than change the subject every time she brings him up or just tell her you are tired of hearing about him.

Answer 6

OH MY GOD. WE HAVE AN EXACT PROBLEM. ME AND MY FRIEND HERE FROM WORK IS SO FED UP WITH OUR CO-WORKER! SHE KEEPS ON TALKIN ABOUT HER BF AND ALL HER PROBS IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP.

WHAT WE DO IS JUST TO LISTEN TO HER PASSIVELY. JUST TALK WHEN SHE ASKS U QUESTIONS. AND IF SHE IS JUST SHARING HER STORY, JUST CONTINUE TO DO WHAT YOU ARE DOING. OR BETTER YET STAY AWAY FROM HER!

WAHAHAHA

Answer 7

try to tell her like it is

Answer 8

while you are talking to her call and text your husband and talk about him 24/7 then she might get the point.

Answer 9

actually, once they get married its going to be more dramatic with her talking about her new husband! YA!

...you need to tell her youre happy for her but its getting to be a little too much.  if she cant accept that, then...

who cares?  A real friend would say 'oh.ooops. sorry.'

Answer 10

God forbid you be happy for her!

This sounds like the typical case "Female jealousy"... You girls HATE....I mean HATE it.... when someone else is happy. You're marriage has gotten boring so you HATE the fact that this chick is happy.

"HEY EVERYONE, LET's RAIN ON THE HAPPY GIRL'S PARADE AND MAKE SURE SHE'S AS MISERABLE AS THE REST OF US"

You can "thumbs down" me all you want, ladies. But I've seen it time and time again.