Carolyn Hax: Wife insists husband’s the reason her friends are leaving her out
| A group of friends stopped inviting a couple to activities they would normally do together, and the wife says it's the husband's fault for being too reserved. |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Dear Carolyn: I'm quiet and reserved, and my wife is very social and outgoing, with a ton of friends of many backgrounds. I have a much smaller social circle. I've always been like this. I get along well with most of her friends; granted, I have made myself get out of my comfort zone to socialize this much. But she has this one group of friends I just can't connect with, despite really trying to. I don't find anything to talk about with them, and I don't approve of their personalities in general. Recently, for no apparent reason, that group seems to be leaving her (us) out of activities we normally did together. I haven't been rude or unpleasant, but my wife insists it is my fault we are being left out because of the way I am (reserved). Am I wrong? — Quiet and Reserved | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | Ask for adviceCarolyn chats with readers every Friday afternoon. | | | | | | | | | |
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