Annoying Girlfriend Can't Win Over Annoyed Friends

Dear Harlan,

How do you get your friend to realize that his girlfriend is the most annoying person ever, and that they are not meant to be together? He is dragging all of us down because of her. We can't seem to get it through his head.

Dragging

Dear Dragging,

Sorry man, but you and your friends don't get to pick his girlfriend. Here's something you need to get through your heads — if your friend is happy in a relationship, what kind of annoying and selfish friends are you trying to bust up his happiness? Unless this girl is abusing him, cheating on him or doing something horrible, the fact that she's annoying isn't enough to break them up. If she's that annoying, he'll figure it out. I'm thinking you must be single and your friends must also be single. Single guys don't like it when one of the guys in the group finds himself a girlfriend. It's a no-win for her. Just existing in his life means dragging down the group. Simply being part of his world makes her annoying. How about this — she might think you guys are too selfish to see that they're happy. Give it some time and give him some room to figure out what he wants. One more thing: I wouldn't start calling her names or being rude to her. One day you might fall in love with an annoying girlfriend.