It’s like she wouldn’t be seen dead in car-boot sale clobber, but is happy to rummage around the bargain bin when it comes to her personal life.
There’s something about being over 25 that suddenly makes ordinarily sensible women panic, and seal the deal with anyone. Standards? Standards are a forgotten luxury of your early 20s.
Who wouldn’t want someone to split their bills with? Broadband is expensive.
Saying that, I can see why a girl would lower her previously high standards for a shot at domestic bliss. She’s looking at those happy people, splitting their monthly broadband bill and wanting some of it. Well who wouldn’t? Broadband is expensive.
So I give you 10 ways to persuade your best friend to dump her dodgy boyfriend. And, if you are worried about your friendship recovering just take a look at Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, closer than ever since Selena dumped silly ole' Justin Bieber!
Without further ado I give you my guide for helping your mate realise her man is a wroung'un.
Tell her she can do better.
Mr Whatever-his-chops is there, and willing to have sex with her. You’ll need to make it VERY clear she’s better off, in the words of Bonnie Tyler, holding out for a hero.
Compare him to previous boyfriends
Chances are she’s kicked a better guy to the kerb, remind her.
Set up a situation where her man has the opportunity to show his true colours
If you know he’s rude to waiting staff, invite them both out to an awful restaurant, and watch the magic unfold.
Get back up
There’s safety in numbers. Get the girls round and approach the subject together. If it goes badly, blame the wine.
Stage an intervention
This is like point 4, but with slightly more wine. There will be crying.
Talk to him yourself
I did this once and it worked. I made a serial commitment-phobe get his act together and declare his feelings after months of messing her around.
** Find a plethora of more interesting, sexy fellas to introduce her to**
Get them to form an orderly queue, naturally.
Delete his number from her phone
This isn’t that effective thanks to Twitter and Facebook, but if she doesn’t have his number, that can only be a good thing, right?
Spy on him
Catch him doing something dodgy and bombard her with evidence. There’s a fine line between concerned friend and out-and-out stalker. Be careful.
If all else fails, just tell her exactly what you think of him...
Good luck!