Friends of the opposite sex

[Nebulous]

Is it ok for your lover (assuming you have one, if not you could still answer) to have friends of the opposite sex?

Or.. Do they have friends of the opposite sex? Does that cause problems?



Should their be any rules set down in the relationship about this?

 

[Skillet]

A relationship is built on trust, and often that alone. If you cannot trust your bf/gf to be friends with the opposite sex, it isn't going to last. Sometimes I get jealous seeing a girl I'm dating talking to another guy; but you have to realize that generally that is all they're doing. If you feel uncomfortable with reason on a specific person though, try to talk to them.

 

[Tales]

Hmm I dunno about you guys but in the east here..



In Asian societies, GFs get very green-eyed if the BF gets too cosy with his female friends.

 

[Kaczynski]

If you're going to be in a relationship with someone, you should at least know their friends. And you can't expect them to exclusively be friends with people from the same sex. I guess it's a personal thing, but even if I was jealous, it would be unreasonable to try to stop it.

 

[Princess]

I have lots of friends of the opposite sex. My best friend is a guy. He's great. He and I have lunch occasionally, and then we talk every day. Email, and whatnot. He and I help each other a lot. We've both been married more than 20 years and its kind of funny. We still don't understand our respective spouses.

He says why is my wife doing....... and I say Why is hubby being such a jerk about.... We try to help the other one see things from the opposite sex viewpoint......

 

[xneseyx]

if you have a problem with your significant other hanging out with people who are of the same sex or if they have a problem with you hanging out with the other sex (depending upon society and circumstances, I guess) it's kind of silly. what I mean by society is where Tales is saying that it's frowned upon in general in his(?) society, and by circumstances if your other (or you) has cheated and they (again, or you) are hanging out with the person cheated with, that's different. but in general it's ok.

 

[hotspot]

I actually have more friends that are girls than guys. I think it is becuase when I was in school I would be the lone wolf, and girls are kind and nice so they go look for kids that are lonley to befriend. But guys aren't reallly like that.



Sides I'm the G word so I don't think it would matter if I had alot of friends that are girls.

 

[Raven]

I don't personally care. However when I was with my ex it was a nightmare. I couldn't see any of my friends (who are mostly guys, but he wouldnt even let me see the girls) for about 7 months, only his, I was going to a festival in Germany, But he was going to stop me from going... beacuse I was going with guys.. I had to lie saying that some girls were going.



I don't understand how people can be so jelous and not trust theyre partners.

 

[Zeeshan]

Well my girl doesn't mind it but if I'm getting too close to the girls then she just tries to push me off and take me away, but i do all this for seeing here angry, they look really cute when angry.

 

[Flurry]

Well my girl doesn't mind it but if I'm getting too close to the girls then she just tries to push me off and take me away, but i do all this for seeing here angry, they look really cute when angry.

Lol, until you take it too far and they wanna go crazy on you.

 

[Grailknight]

I actually have more friends that are girls than guys. I think it is becuase when I was in school I would be the lone wolf, and girls are kind and nice so they go look for kids that are lonley to befriend. But guys aren't reallly like that.



Sides I'm the G word so I don't think it would matter if I had alot of friends that are girls.

Ha, same here (the first line, not the second

).



I do get jealous sometimes, and so does my lady. However, we trust each other, so it's no big deal.

 

[dynastygal]

It's ok, but I'd personally get jealous XD