How Much for Women's Intuition?

Some might say it's a myth, but I am a firm believer in this super power. I was speaking to a friend of mine today and explaining to her about a situation I've been upset about regarding a certain woman in my life. Said woman shall remain nameless, however, but suffice it to say that she SHOULD be a big part of our family's lives. At any rate, she has been quite detached. I have told my husband from DAY 1 that she just doesn't like me. Does she have good reasoning? Who knows...She might think I'm the one who turned him away from the Church. She might be unhappy that we were pregnant before we were married (Lord, strike me down immediately!). It may have something to do with the fact that we didn't baptize our kid "just in case" we're wrong in our belief system. She might be pissed that I'm a better cook than she is. Hell, she could even have no reason at all. I. Don't. Know. Nor is it relevant. The point is that I've had that tingly feeling down to my bare bones from the moment that I met her that she had it in for me.

My husband says that I'm wrong and that this woman has told him on multiple occasions that she has no beef with me and that she, in fact, "likes" me. Well, let me think for a moment. She's pretty close to my husband, so why on Earth would she say to him, "you know, since you asked, I think she's a horrible bitch. I hope she wraps her imported vehicle around a telephone pole the next time she leaves the house"? She'd rather play the innocent card, making me out to be the paranoid housewife. It's much easier to place the blame on someone else, rather than take responsibility for your own feelings, isn't it? I mean, I just look like a crazy person, making ridiculous accusations, meanwhile she's got that twisted smile on her face, holding the fresh-baked poisoned cookies she's hoping to shove down my throat.

And all the while, she plays my husband like a damn fiddle, getting everything she wants. It's pretty disgusting, actually. She is SO good at the whole manipulation game that he doesn't even REALIZE he's taking her side and defending her to me. If I didn't absolutely loathe her with every fiber of my being, I'd want to BE her. The best part is that by manipulating my husband, she manipulates ME in the process. See, because I obviously don't want him to be sad or unhappy, so I give in to what he wants, which is actually what SHE wants. UGH.

So I guess all I'm saying in all of this is that I have known for YEARS that this woman doesn't like me. I also know that if she wants to be involved with our family, she has no choice but to put up with me. And I don't need any pudding to prove me right. I've got woman's intuition...which, by the way, is NOT for sale. Any woman out there willing to put a price on yours? Yeah, didn't think so...

Til next time...