This is awful on so many levels. 1) Suggests men haven't always valued friendship. My father has had his best friend for 67 years now.https://twitter.com/rebecca_roache/status/918761793757106176 …
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2) Suggests women have the right to 100% of their partners emotional confidence & that it's suspicious if men sometimes want to talk to men.
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Even tho women are understood to want to talk things through with women & it's a huge red flag if a man resents his gf's female friends.
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In fact, this is one of the signs of an abusive partner - trying to isolate their partner from their friends.
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Course, it doesn't advocate that but 'this will ruin your relationship' is strong motivation is accepted as true.
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And it's not true. One of the best indicators of good partner potential is if the person has long-term, cherished, supportive friendships.
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For some reason, young men sometimes message me & ask how to find a gf who will treat them well even tho I am no relationship counsellor.
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I point this out but recommend choosing a girl who has close, longstanding, supportive, friendships.This is also the basis for relationships
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You will want to respect that friendship, make your own relationship with the friend but also give it space & not force the man to choose.
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It's not zero sum. People don't have less love & commitment for a partner because they also have it for friends.
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I feel strongly about this coz I have a family member who will never allow her boyfriends to have friends. Feels threatened by them.
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Replying to @HPluckrose
I’m polyamorous. This not just about sexual relationships but all sorts including intimate friendships. Nobody tells me who I
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Replying to @BrianBuchbinder @HPluckrose
may love, sexually, emotionally or in any other way. Fortunately not difficult to find partners who feel similarly
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