Matthew Hussey here with Love Life. Have you ever wondered whether you should date more

than one guy at a time? Every dating expert seems to have a different opinion on this.

But what did Guy has really think about a woman who keeps her options open? Well I'll tell

you how to get the answer at the end of the show. First, let's get into today's episode.

Today we're going to be talking about the subject of frenemies.

Frenemies, by the way, I don't know where this word came from, but it seems to me to describe

a friend who is also just not good for your life. Someone who doesn't support you,

isn't there for you in the ways that you might want, puts you down. When you tell them that you

have good news, they're not really interested in hearing your good news. So the question is,

are frenemies good for us? Well, the obvious answer is no. There is definitely an argument to say

that having certain people in our lives who knock us every now and again can sharpen us.

You know, it can make us resistant to criticism. It can make sure that we actually don't care what

people think, that we stay strong in moving forward in the direction we want without worrying

what other people are doing. But the danger is that with a friend, you keep them so close that

those, that negativity and that criticism and that cynicism can actually begin to affect us.

And that's really dangerous. So how do you actually pull the friend out of the frenemy?

How do you make sure that you get the best of that person? Firstly, tell someone what you love and

admire about them, even when they're being negative. If you need to explain something to them that

they're doing wrong towards you, tell them why you're their friend in the first place.

In other words, do you know what I've always loved about you? I love that you're so fun and

carefree and when we go out, we have such a good time and you bring so much life to every party.

And you're just, you're an amazing person to be around. It's so exciting being on a, you know,

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