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Acceptable contact with a female friend

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lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 16:35

Out of interest, what is acceptable to you regarding
Your partner/ husband/ boyfriends contact with his female best friend. What are your limits in terms of what you will accept in your relationship .ta.

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XaviersMum1 · 20/05/2019 16:37

The same as I would his male best friend.

lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 16:38

Would
You accept
Up
To
Ten texts a day

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Cuddlysnowleopard · 20/05/2019 16:38

No limits. Same as any other friend.

Bluntness100 · 20/05/2019 16:39

I don't see a difference in genders here. I wouldn't set limits or dictate my partner's friendships and would be appalled if he tried to tell me what I could and couldn't do in this regard. It's far too controlling.

The question would be more does he spend an acceptable amount of quality time with you.

NameChangeNugget · 20/05/2019 16:39

I think a lot would depend on individual circumstances. DH has a dear female friend who’s relationship outdates “us” per se and they are members of the same sports club, so see each other 2-3 times per week.
Doesn’t bother me in the slightest

Cuddlysnowleopard · 20/05/2019 16:39

Of course. Mind you, I wouldn't even be counting.

lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 16:39

Even if they work
Together all
Day and send eachother love hearts and make nauseating declarations
Of their respect and love for eachother ?

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Bluntness100 · 20/05/2019 16:40

Yes of course I would accept ten texts a day. And I wouldn't be counting them so wouldn't know. I can text my friend that in an evening.

Morgan12 · 20/05/2019 16:40

I talk to my Male friends all day. Much more than 10 messages. So I wouldn't be comfortable setting limits.

Why does it annoy you? Do you ever see what they talk about?

NoBaggyPants · 20/05/2019 16:41

Would
You
Let
Him
Dictate
How
Often
You
Can
Speak
To
Friends?

Bluntness100 · 20/05/2019 16:41

Op what are you doing here? Are you just going to keep making it worse and worse till someone tells you it's wrong?

Are they really sending each other love hearts and declaring their love for one another like that? Or are you just a mad jealous head?

AnneLovesGilbert · 20/05/2019 16:43

Did you post about this the other day?

She’s older and he says “hello gorgeous”?

Cuddlysnowleopard · 20/05/2019 16:44

Is this a weird quiz? Or in code? Or just my phone gone strange?

lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 16:44

Yes they are really sending eachother love hearts and telling eachother how great they think eachother are . And yes, it goes on all evening. No I don't see a lot of texts as he tends to turn it off when we are together but sometimes I see things coming through. I'm not stupid. I see his active status on night after night and I know it's with her coz it ain't with me and they are as tight as bound rope

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lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 16:46

No he never has said hello gorgous. He calls her by her name

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XaviersMum1 · 20/05/2019 16:54

You don't get to police his friendships.
If you arent OK with it, that's fine. You dint have to be. You just suck it up, you talk to him, or you walk away.

How long have you been together?

Have you every told him it makes you feel uncomfortable?

NoBaggyPants · 20/05/2019 16:58

I see his active status on night after night

Stalking.

lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 16:59

Hardly stalking. He messages me and them ignores me but dips in and out of on line statuses with someone else . Having a conversation for a matter of hours

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XaviersMum1 · 20/05/2019 17:05

The oy way you'd know him in and offline changes over several hours is if youre constantly checking.
This isn't healthy.

How long together?

Myoldtable · 20/05/2019 17:08

I wouldn’t like it personally. He is taking his energies away from you towards someone else. I don’t know what your situation is but if it bothers you and he doesn’t stop or cut right back then it’s a problem. Sometimes daily texts can be more intrusive than a regular drink & catch up situation. What is her manner towards you when you meet her, assuming you do

NameChangeNugget · 20/05/2019 17:13

End it, if it’s bothering you.

hammeringinmyhead · 20/05/2019 17:16

Need context. Brand new single work friend - keep an eye on it. Pre-dates you/could have got together before you met but didn't/she is happily married - fine.

AnneLovesGilbert · 20/05/2019 17:32

You don’t sound very happy OP. You can walk away for any reason, it doesn’t matter what anyone else would be comfortable with. We’re not you.

HJWT · 20/05/2019 17:46

@lifeisarollercoaster11 my DH has 'girl friends' but doesn't have there number! Don't care what anyone thinks of that. My DH doesn't need to be texting other women, just like I don't need to text other men...

lifeisarollercoaster11 · 20/05/2019 19:39

Married friend. Havent met her . Hear nothing else but all about her . Friends for a couple of years .

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