is it important to have friends besides your lover??

of course it is you have to have other friends outside your bf no matter if they are guys or girls

it is absolutely important to be able to have friends of the opposite gender, if he tries to forbid this he is controlling, and that is a problem. why can't you oppose your boyfriend? You need to be able to argue and fight, it's part of a healthy relationship!

Yes I feel, both are bit different in the way you share your releationship with them. For me friends are those who know in an out of you and you are too frank with them, And with lover sometime you try to pretend what you are not to impress the other person. That may be pure because you dont want to take a chance to hurt them or not sure about their reachtion. But for friends, you know even if the reaction is negative, you wlll manage to make it up and cope up with them. In your case I feel you boyfriend is bit possesive, so you need to handle it very carefully. Make him confident what is his importance in your life and what other friends have. Make him comfertable with you and take time to explain him. Sooner or later he will adjust with you. But you will also have to be patience and adjust a bit with him.

i think we must have some true friends even one or two friends besides our lover,we sometimes would quarrel with our lover,may be we have some complaint to pour out,so we need to pour out it for our friends at the moment,it would be better when you talk out.so it will be more sad if there is no any friends you can call when you have any trouble with your lover.

its not a sin to have friends. you should makes friends especially with strangers so as to get new ideas and to know how to cope with other people

Well, it happened to my friend. Here's my advice to her. I told my friend to say same thing to her BF like this "If u don't like me make boy friend, so I can forbid u to make girl friend. Even my father didn't forbid me to make friend with boys, so why u don't like it? u're not my husband yet! It's my right!" It works for my friend, I dunno if it works to you. U can have boy friends as many as u can, no one can forbid. *except u make friend with bad guys* I do believe we should still have boy friend beside our lover, they can help u understand boys' world. Having friends doesn't mean neglecting ur lover right? U have ur own world. If he can have his world and friends (girl friend), why can't u? If ur boyfriend still doesn't like it, u can find another better man for u. Girl can have their own right! sorry if it seems doesn't answer ur question