We're a Couple. How do we Handle Friendships with the Opposite Sex?

We're a Couple. How do we Handle Friendships with the Opposite Sex?

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We're a Couple. How do we Handle Friendships with the Opposite Sex?


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Dugl is offline Dugl Post #41  December 6,2009, 6:44am
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If you're a couple, don't have sex (even Clinton sex) with anyone other than your partner. It's that simple. Just add "hits & passes" made by anyone to your ego arsenal to turn loose as passion on your partner.
 
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Right off the bat, before even dating a woman, I ask about guy friends. If I get the feeling that there may be trouble I toss that fish back in the sea. There are plenty of ladies who don't have guy friends, just like I don't keep girl friends. Outside of work and family of course. Not to mention, the least attractive woman to be in a relationship for me is one who is friends with her ex. I don't care how old fashioned I sound, or what year this is. The divorce rate is out of control for a reason, and I don't intend to help it be more out of control.
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Right off the bat, before even dating a woman, I ask about guy friends. If I get the feeling that there may be trouble I toss that fish back in the sea. There are plenty of ladies who don't have guy friends, just like I don't keep girl friends. Outside of work and family of course. Not to mention, the least attractive woman to be in a relationship for me is one who is friends with her ex. I don't care how old fashioned I sound, or what year this is. The divorce rate is out of control for a reason, and I don't intend to help it be more out of control.
While I respect your view and I'm sure you can find a woman who doesn't have any male friends...just wanted to state that most divorces have nothing to do with someone's friends...male or female...people who have affairs...will find anyone to do this with...a co-worker..stranger..someone they meet on the train each day...

My guy friends are men from previous long term relationships...and my one ex husband...the men I date also have women friends...for me...I am a secure enough in my relationship and have complete trust...If they want to leave me for someone else, I can't stop them...that means they don't love me...or not the man for me..to worry about it because they talk to the opposite sex is pointless...

I've never had it become a problem in any of my past relationships...I cherish my friends both male and female over the years and we have been through marriages, divorce, death, cancer, kids, etc. together...I love them dearly...

As you point out..not everyone can handle this...that's ok...I just don't see the correlation of divorce because of friends..
 
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