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Next week's question
I've been in a relationship for nine months with a girl who has a lot of male friends (I knew this going in; we're both in the military). Some of them seem to be posing as friends in the hopes that there may be something more. Also, she's in contact with men who openly express longing for her. She reassures me that she is not interested (and I believe her), but I think any attention she gives them is misinterpreted. I won't tell her to cut ties, but I'd like her to stand up for me - for us - when they disrespect boundaries. I think having coffee or a rare dinner with an opposite-sex friend is fine. But I think that an opposite-sex friend extending an invitation to go away for a weekend is crossing the line. Is it? Do I ignore the men and surrender to trust, or would that make me a fool?
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