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Exactly. If this friendship were going to be anything more than that, it would have by now. I have a few close male friends, and any man I'm romantically involved with has to accept this as well.

Only an insecure person gets jealous of a friendship with the other gender that was already in place before their advent into one's life.

certainly not!

I have a best friend that is a lady. I couldn't imagine turning the corner and dating her. Once I entered into a relationship based only on friendship I don't think my mind could adapt to thinking of her sexually. JMO.

How many other's have opposite sex friends? Could you change your relationship with them?

No. I have a very close knit circle of friends from high school. We have been through school,marriages, divorces, 2nd marriages, 2nd divorces, jobs, unemployment, moved to other states, children, pets, death and everything else life has thrown our way in the last 23 years. All of my friends were in my wedding standing by my side and every one of them was right back at my side through my divorce. My friends are my family. A real friend will last a lifetime most relationships won't. one of my close friends is a man and I would not ever give him up he is like my brother. I think if someone loves you the love is unconditional and they love ALL of you friends and family are part of the package. One of our on going jokes when one of us starts to date someone new is to joke with them that they are dating the group of us. I would not leave that part out as he is an important part of your life, the right man will accept your freindship and trust you.

well if shoe was on other foot id drop the gf and keep the freind either its a lot of insecurity or or mind games either of which i can do without

Best friend or just plain old everyday friend;

HELL NO!!!!!

Thanks so much for your imput, and as far as us having a relationship i cant imagine it lol we know way too much about each other. But your right i couldnt give him up. thanks again

Relationships come and go.... True friends are worth fighting for.

zee

Heck no!!!!Cause if someone I was dating asked me to give up a friend who just happened to be a man,then it's pretty obvious that that boyfriend has trust issues.

No I wouldn't, A person should not have to give up their friends for a relationship.

If I were dating, I wouldn't date someone that tried to control who I hung out with.

I think the replies so far have overlooked some critical considerations in evaluating your situation, Casino. I suspect it is likely that your relationship with your best friend is interfering with your love life.

First, is your best male friend a former lover? If so, I think it's understandable that your prospective boyfriends could find this rather cowing. The idea of a former lover being involved in a current relationship as a "consultant" is inadvisable for what I hope are obvious reasons.
In any case, the main factor, I think, is the priority you award the relationships in your life. If your priority is to have a best friend, be that female or male, then that potentiates a particular result. If your priority is to find a life-mate or a serious romantic relationship, then that will also incline one toward certain consequences. This isn't to say that it's "either-or"; the point is simply to be aware of what means the most to you in your life.

If your highest relationship value is a serious romantic relationship, then you should prioritize accordingly. Situations which will tend to negate your chances of finding and maintaining such a relationship ought to be examined with an eye toward minimizing their negative influence. For example, you would plan to spend more time with your potential love over that spent with others. You might give up your traditional Saturday outing with your best friend or your daily book club meetings, for the time being.

In your case, Casino - assuming you're serious about a romantic relationship - I would suggest that you devote the lion's share of your time to your budding relationship during its formative stages, and make it abundantly clear to your prospective love that he is your first priority. If and when you tell your potential love about your male best friend, make sure that he knows that neither he nor others will take away from time that you would otherwise spend together. Of course you would want to spend some time with others, but the point is that your *first* priority will be him (barring medical emergencies or the like ).

In this scenario, your potential S.O. ought to feel reassured and secure in his status, and from that strong position would likely be more accepting of your male friend.

Inevitably, if your relationship grows, your new love will become your best friend and lover, and your former best male friend, if he is indeed a true friend, will honor that and gracefully accept his "demotion."

I would not drop someone that was important and precious to me for a bf. I also wouldn't ask them to drop people they care about from their lives. I would try to include them and get everybody used to each other but I value the couple of guy friends I have in my life too much for that nonsense.

Absolutely not.
There's a song that says "If you don't like them, you won't like me." My friends are my friends for a reason.

I would drop the girlfriend before I would give up my best friends. I made a mistake by picking her if this is something she would ask of me.

Hey, Dawn!

Okay, I wonder if you (and Lana and BJ) have checked out the Love Scenarios thread. I'd be interested in your feedback, since the scenario there seems strangely similar to the OPs, and it seems to be getting quite different response from this one's...

Nope!!! a friendship is priceless, b/f and g/f come and go, unless you find a goldmine. In my opinion, if the boyfriend oe girlfriend is not sure of themselves or secure in the Relationship, then they need to professional help, and they need to grow-up and act their age and not their shoe size.If the love between the to parties is deep and strong, than no one can come between them, no matter what.The woman trusts her man and the Man trusts his woman,then nobody can part them.But, there is no way,in hell, that i would give up a faithful friendship, for a jealous BF.

You would be ass out and on the curb, if you drop your best friend, and then sometime down the road, your bf finds another bed to lay in.Then you would not have anyone, not even your friend. Play it smart, keep the friend, no matter how your bf feels, with jealousy and insecure.

No way would I ever drop a friend just cos someone else wanted me to. Only I am allowed to drop friends if I think they're bad for me. No one else.

Mind you...if these types of men are asking this, you should consider what else they might ask you to stop doing later on in the relationship...if you had to continue that is.