Women, do you get angry if a male friend checks out other women in your presence?

[CancerianMoonPrincess]

Originally Posted by PassTheChocolate

The OP's "friend" sounds like a wacko.

That or she's whacko for him.

[laorbust61]

Originally Posted by Lucario

Something I saw in another thread brought up an old incident (couple of incidents, actually).

On a couple of occasions I was walking in Manhattan with a female co-worker/friend of mine, discreetly (I thought) checking out the ladies as we walked by, and my female friend got mad at me for checking out the scenery. "You shouldn't be looking at women while you're with me," she said. I was like, "why do you care?"

Now, we were friends, and friends only. While she had a boyfriend, I was unattached, very single and very much looking to hook up with someone.

Twice this happened, actually.

To this day I am baffled as to why she had this reaction.

This is a weird rule for an attached woman to have for her platonic male friend. The "player-hatin and the blockin" would trouble me a little bit. She's acting like she owns you.

[chessgeek]

OP, her reaction was totally wrong. She sounds insecure. I have a female platonic friend that lives over 100 miles away and we have known each other for quite awhile. When we get together (usually a couple times a year), both of us are free to admire the opposite sex while out doing things. We can also talk about people we are interested in when we talk on the phone. No hangups. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.

Tell her she will just have to deal with it. You might also tell her if she was to become single again that you would not have a problem with her expressing interest in other men in your presence. The same "rules" apply to both people. Insecure people have to get over their insecurities rather than lashing out at others like a child. Just my two cents.