Recently, a woman my bf has known for years, who wasn't much more than an acquaintance, moved in next door to him. Through a series of quirky events and simple geographical proximity, she and my boyfriend grew very close. When her marraige began to fall apart a few months ago, my bf was the person that she trusted enough to ask advice of and to confide in. They are now best friends, her marraige just ended and she is alone for the first time in years. She's a great lady - smart, nice, capable, a good mom - and I like her very much. The trouble is that my bf gets so many of his emotional and intimacy needs met through his intense friendship with her, that he and I are growing distant. I don't want to do the bitchy gf thing and tell him he can't have female friends, but I also don't believe a) that he can emotionally disconnect while remaining friends with her or b) that this friendship will remain platonic (though I have no solid evidence of this, just a gut feeling).
2006-06-12
12:07:58
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