Ask Women on Sidechat | i like my guy friends but i've always just gotten along better w women. it feels easier to talk and be vulnerable, but my gf does not like that I have friends of the opposite sex. she doesn't believe it can be platonic and sets it as a boundary. advice?

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i like my guy friends but i've always just gotten along better w women. it feels easier to talk and be vulnerable, but my gf does not like that I have friends of the opposite sex. she doesn't believe it can be platonic and sets it as a boundary. advice?

Anonymous 4d

Does she have platonic friendships with the opposite sex?

Anonymous 4d

You’re so fine I’m like you in the opposite direction. Most of my friends are non binary or guys. It’s really good and healthy to have friends of the other gender, it helps provide points of views and attitudes you wouldn’t get otherwise and keeps you from being like some of the online gender war propagating idiots. It’s ok that she has boundaries but that particular one is really unhealthy and if she insists on keeping that one she may not be the one for you. Maybe you two could talk about how

Anonymous

#1 4d

yes honestly more than women, but she says it's not the same thing which frustrates me so much

Anonymous

OP 4d

Yeah I’d say definitely have a talk and figure out why she feels that way. That sounds a bit hypocritical. And you can set equal boundaries for you both

Anonymous

#2 4d

You could keep friends but also make her comfortable. Like my bf has many female friends and I’m ok with that, and he’s ok with my male friends. But we have boundaries like I have to know all his female friends by name, he needs to tell me about them as people. and while he doesn’t need my permission, he has to let me know if he’s going to be hanging out with them like one on one and he usually just asks permission out of courtesy even though I never say no (and I do the same)