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My girlfriend and I have been together for about three years. She is gorgeous, hilarious, and fun - she's my best friend and I feel so lucky to have found her. I'm just wondering, though, where you draw the line between best friend and lover, because I recently got in trouble with her and I'm not sure who's right.
There's this new girl who started working at my job who I find hellishly sexy. She's much younger than I am, and I have this ridiculous crush on her, but would never do anything (unless my girlfriend was up for a threesome, which I know she's not). I'm like a giggly schoolgirl around her, I get tongue-tied and probably blush, and I think it's really funny. Plus, it's exciting to feel that way after not having felt it for so long.
I told my girlfriend about it, and expected her to find it funny too, but she got really mad at me. We both know I wouldn't actually act on anything, so I can't believe she's getting jealous! Here I thought I was being open and sharing a good laugh, and now I'm in trouble. Am I being a jerk, or does she need to loosen her bone, Wilma?
- Me and My Big Mouth
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Dear Big Mouth,
And the answer is.....you are being a jerk. How would you feel if your girlfriend came home all aflutter over some hotty girl she worked with, eight hours a day, forty hours a week, bending over to pick up lord only knows how many pencils? It's not all about you and your ego boosts - you are responsible for someone else's feelings. So you need to be careful about putting your significant other downwind of you batting your eyelashes at someone else, because that's a great way to blow one cold and nasty breeze over your relationship.
Why all the drama? Because everyone needs to feel special. And the fact that you love your girlfriend, and come home to her every night, does just that. Talking about Ms. Newbiepants' righteous young melons does not.
I don't by any means think we should go in to have our flirting mechanisms snipped off the second we commit to someone, because I think flirting is healthy. It keeps the juices flowing, keeps your nipples hard, keeps you feeling fresh and sexy, which can spice up your relationship at home. It just needs to be done with a certain degree of sensitivity. Unless you guys have some sort of agreement, don't do it in front of the person you're with, and don't talk about it either. Not with her, anyway. It's like noticing a new wrinkle on someone's face, or finding their poopy panties on the bathroom floor - sometimes it's kinder to leave certain things undiscussed.
That was quite direct and harsh but I see what you're saying. I would be a little jealous if my girl was telling me about some dude (or maybe chick) she was into. Thank god your answer still allowed flirting though. Thanks for your advice and I'll be more courteous to my woman from now on.
There are asome things, which in some cases is better not to share. And what you describe is one of those things.
It doesn't matter weather there would be anything physical between you or not, the emotional attachement is more dangerous thing and women sense it.