 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared March 16, 2007. Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend, "Jeremy," has two childhood best friends. Both have girlfriends who were extremely close with his ex-girlfriend. We see them only about once a month; however, when we do all get together, these girlfriends whisper about me. They make faces at me, make rude comments and generally are not friendly. Part of me chalks it up to pettiness and possible jealousy. I am a resident in one of the most competitive surgery programs in the country and fairly attractive. They are in dead-end jobs and one of the women is slightly overweight. Regardless, I always get sooo nervous around them. I then end up acting like a witch and getting snappy with my boyfriend, in front of them, because I am so frustrated at being put in this awkward situation. I can't win, no matter what I do! It's depressing and stressful. I have fabulous, beautiful, successful friends who love me. Why do I fixate on what these two wenches think of me? Jeremy has apologized for the girlfriends' behavior and his friends are very nice to me. — At My Wits' End | 
