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How do men feel about their women having male friends, and how do women feel about their men having female friends?
I think if I had a gf, out of respect for me, she would not hang out with any male friends unless they are either gay, or family members. And if she does have straight male friends through work, school, etc I wouldn't want her to hang out with them unless I was there
The same rule would apply to me. I would not have any female friends other than relatives and the ones I do have, my gf would come with me.
How do you guys feel about your SO having opposite sex friends?
Most of my friends are male and I have hung out with them without my boyfriend before. I rarely just hang out with one of them alone - it's more like a group. My boyfriend has no problems with me having male friends because he trusts me. I am a jealous person but I feel it's only fair to allow my boyfriend the same courtesy he gives me. We just moved so we don't have friends where we are now but if he made female friends, yes I'd allow him to get coffee with them or something.
Now if he had some weird romantic history with one of those friends, I may feel differently. And if one of those friends was an ex-girlfriend...no way. But I don't think it is fair for me to think that ANY woman he spends time with would seduce him. In fact, I find it demeaning to think he cannot control himself.
Of course I am speaking theoretically about all of this...my bf doesn't have straight female friends outside of family, haha.
How do men feel about their women having male friends, and how do women feel about their men having female friends?
I think if I had a gf, out of respect for me, she would not hang out with any male friends unless they are either gay, or family members. And if she does have straight male friends through work, school, etc I wouldn't want her to hang out with them unless I was there
The same rule would apply to me. I would not have any female friends other than relatives and the ones I do have, my gf would come with me.
How do you guys feel about your SO having opposite sex friends?
That is an impossible and unreasonable standard, and signals to your GF that you are both controlling and terribly insecure. It makes you look weak, like you don't think you are man enough to keep your GF if you have to compete for her with other guys.
I have male friends and my SO has female friends. What's the big deal? If you don't have trust, you have nothing.
^^^ This.
Also, we don't own or control each other. We may make agreements or promises to behave within certain boundaries, and expect each other to abide by those unless renegotiated. If we don't, there are consequences.
My wife and I feel secure in our relationship and ourselves. As such we do not have or place expectations on who we can keep as friends.
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How do men feel about their women having male friends, and how do women feel about their men having female friends?
I think if I had a gf, out of respect for me, she would not hang out with any male friends unless they are either gay, or family members. And if she does have straight male friends through work, school, etc I wouldn't want her to hang out with them unless I was there
The same rule would apply to me. I would not have any female friends other than relatives and the ones I do have, my gf would come with me.
How do you guys feel about your SO having opposite sex friends?
I am a male. Women often have truly "platonic" male friends. They have male buddies who they consider "pals" or "best guy friend," so many women don't see any problem with having male friends. From my perspective, the opposite is rarely true. If a guy wants to consistently hang out ALONE with a girl, he is usually attracted to her as more than a friend, even if he won't admit it to himself or others. I know there are always rare exceptions, but it is rare that a guy will be interested enough in a girl to consistently hang out with her alone, yet have zero attraction to her.
I don't have any problem with guys and girls hanging out in a group, but I just don't see any reason for someone in a committed relationship to ever hang out one on one with someone of the opposite sex.
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