Is it OK for a husband to talk to women?

“If he can, I can,” is the guideline many members live by. But when Carol M. proposes this approach to her husband, his response was the very definition of the double standard and one that many members feel spells trouble: that while it’s OK for a husband to talk to women, it’s taboo for a woman to have friendships with men.

Can married men have female friends?

As readers offer Krista advice, another question emerges: can married men have female friends? Ideally, they say, the members of a couple should be able to maintain individual friendships with the opposite sex, but in reality, a friendship like the one Krista’s husband is developing is often a slippery slope.

How can I convince my husband to be friends with women?

Include one another in the friendship. Many readers believe that if your husband wants to cultivate a friendship with a woman, whether a colleague or someone from his past, he should invite you and the woman’s spouse (if she has one) to dinner or into the circle of friendship, too. This kind of transparency makes everyone more comfortable.

Should I be worried if my boyfriend’s female friends don’t invite me?

If your boyfriend’s female friends like to get him alone and they do not invite you along, whether they are heading to the latest horror movie or trying the latest pub in their neighborhood, you should be pretty concerned. If they know that you are in a super serious relationship, why would they not invite you?

Can a guy be just a friend?

” No guy is just a friend ,” he insists. In contrast, Jill says that, in her marriage, both she and her husband have friends of the opposite sex. “The rule in our marriage is what is good enough for you is good enough for me,” she says. “If he wants to talk to girls. Fine. I get to talk to guys.