Can Married Men Have Female Friends?
November 20, 2009
So, I asked this question on Twitter the other day. With the world full of single women, and unhappy married men, can things get complicated? I was surprised by the responses. It’s safe to say that most people say NO.
An alpha would never consider sharing her husband’s time, without giving them all a pass, as most husbands would expect the same from their wife. At least very traditional marriages. As someone once said, a husband’s/wife’’s covenant with each other is stronger than the one he/she has with friends. It should be.
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straf @MaryannReid that is completely inappropriate…(from a man)
EstilominaPR@MaryannReid is it better that he talk to them outside the house lol? Come on
Jubilance1922@MaryannReid yes, if the female friend is friends with the wife too, & she should call @ a respectable time
KamrynAdams @MaryannReid Not at all. I’d be leary of a woman friend that did NOT call my house. My demand is: They call here or not at all.
lanorise@MaryannReid : respect should be given and not call his house neither should he call hers! (from a man)
Te_Erika@MaryannReid @Te_Erika hell yeah! As long as they respect the game. Wont force a man 2 choose.
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WHAT! Is it even a consideration? All my female friends WERE HOT. My wife and I agreed it’s best that we don’t indulge our friends after we got married. I still may get emails that say hello or a random call but it’s short, my wife gets the same. We have discussed changing our numbers and making NEW friends together.
Married men should only have female acquaintances on Social networking sites like Facebook, twitter and Myspace. Not in real life.
@THC, I think that’s the best advice.
Oftentimes those types of online friends turn into real life friends.
True…
But if the dude wants to keep his wife from cutting his head off, he’d better set some boundaries and keep it moving. And as a whole, I find that most women are good at respecting boundaries once they are put into place.
Boundaries are a must. Always.
So, I am married. I have a thinking mind that has always liked perspectives from females.
Plural. Why? Because multiple perspectives enrich the experience of life. I am not seeking to bang someone.
According to the masses, one of which is my wife, I am not permitted to have any female friends.
Truly sad, for everyone involved.
I think it depends on the situation. I’m married & my wife isn’t the jealous type, but she’s called women out with total precision & I always listen (because she’s gone through this in a previous marriage). For example, she called one girl out so cream puff sweet & was totally accurate. When the girl found out that I wasn’t going to leave my wife for her, she quit calling. Another instance was at a class reunion where one of my classmates starting telling her about an incident that happened in Jr. High & my wife was like ” I hope that she didn’t think I would leave you over what happened in Jr. High.” My wife talks to some of my friends that are girls & correspond with them in most cases more than I do, but you have to watch. Sometimes women (& men) will throw little things out there to stretch boundaries & to see if you’re happy at home, so that they can fill in the blanks, so to speak. It’s not necessary to share every nook & cranny when you receive a pass, but it is appropriate to shut it down on impact.
No, not at all!!!
I feel that’s it’s not cool 4 a married man or women 2 have the opposite sex friends unless each other’s spouse’s know about it! Even than I think bountries should be set… no secrets, lying, total honestly n communication 4 sure!