Relationships and the friends who hate them
A woman that I am entering a relationship with is still close friends with an ex of hers. Possibly best friends. No big deal, right? Well... not exactly.
The guy used to be a friend of mine too. He stopped being my friend in order to pursue a relationship with her. Long story short, the relationship was terrible and he ended up being abusive.
Anyway, now he hates me. HATES. I'm talking, worst enemy. I know for a fact that he goes out of his way on a regular basis, in order to try and convince her that I am evil. It has even caused me and her some problems already. He obviously knows that me and her and dating now, and it has only made things much much worse.
I'm not sure what to do... I don't see it as my place to tell her she can't be his friend, but I'm not sure how well the two of us will work out, if he is character assassinating me all the time.
Not sure. Advice?