Is Your Relationship Stunting Your Emotional Growth? - Page 3
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Julia Austin
You aren’t allowed to have male friends:
If you can’t have male friends, then you have no one to compare your boyfriend to. And you should be able to compare him. You should see how other guys treat their girlfriends. Otherwise, it’s too easy to accept certain treatments because you assume “this is just how it is in relationships.” Also, your man has serious insecurity and control issues if he isn’t allowing you to have male friends.
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