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How do you feel about your partner having a best friend of the gender they are attracted to?


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Not a problem. There are different kinds of emotional intimacy and not all of them lead to physical intimacy. And, anyway, I trust my significant other to exercise restraint and to not set off on paths that could lead to serious regret. Honestly, I don't want to be with a person if I have to worry about things like this.


I'd be cool. i trust him and 'us' completely. I am the one he is with so there is no threat. it would actually be healthy if he can have an honest platonic relationship with another girl.


I don't think I'd handle it very well but it's strange because I have many male friends whom I'm very close to and I expect him to be ok about it.


i feel like im the only male friend she needs


That best friend better be me! I don't think that's a trust issue. I think that's asking for trouble. Emotional intimacy leads to physical intimacy.
Absolutely TRUE! Well said!
Female, 41-50 years, Married, TX, US | Aug 17, 2011

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I don't have a problem with it as long as it doesn't interfere with our relationship. Time and energy put in should only be after us.


I wouldn't like it. My best friends always were the same sex as me. I feel when you have a oposite sex best friend one could have feelings for the other one, that is why i never had a male best friend because most of the time he would end up liking me. I would prefer my boyfriend have the same sex best friend.


I have pretty much only male friends, so if he were to have all female friends I would be ok with it. I am the one he comes home to at night!


We got married because we can go to each other in any situation, good or difficult. Because we're best friends :) I don't mind if he has friends that are girls, but we ought to know (at least know of) each other and there should be a palpable respect shown for our marriage. Same for me with any of my guy friends. As a friend of a married person, one should always be considerate of the extension of the person they are friends with; i.e. their spouse.


I am certain I would not handle it very well. I am not an overly jealous person but I would be if another woman was a best friend over me. I definitely think that an emotional relationship eventually leads to a physical one on some level.


This would not bother me because I trust her. And she has never given me a reason to not trust her with other guys.


I think it would be okay, as long as it was clearly just friends. If there was sexual tension at all, I think I would be able to tell and that would probably bother me a bit.


Nope! Not allowed. Leaves the door open for inappropriate things to happen.


bad


I thought I could trust her with whomever until she fucked him.



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