What can I do to have a better relationship with other women?
Every time I try to socialize with other women they are mean and for lack of a better word "catty". They all think I am some kind of threat, which is ridiculous. I am a very nice person. I talk about things they want to talk about, I am thoughtfull. I even go out of my way to bring flowers to other moms on mothers day, birthdays, anniversaries etc. But they all get defensive whenever I say hi to their husbands. My husband and I go to picnics and parties with friends and coworkers and the women get upset if I even say hi to their husbands. I get confronted on a regular basis by wives who think I am after their husbands, and yet their husbands flirt and joke with all the other wives far more than they do with me. I usually end up sitting by myself trying not to offend anybody by talking to their spouse. It has gotten so uncomfortable that I don't even want to go anywhere. What can I do to make them more comfortable. They don't even try to get to know me!