I think it's something like 50% of men state their cross-sex friendships are platonic. For women, it's about 80%.
Statistically, it's likely she means it. You'd have to toss a coin on the what the guy friend feels but it helps knowing a few details about them to truly discern (honestly could be anything, both a gigachad and an incel would be interested in her attention for the same reason).

I think it's ultimately a judgement call on you and your personal values. Remember, if she wanted to cheat, she would and no amount of boundaries you set would change that.

>>35035376
Depends on how "friendly" the "friends" are
I wouldn't freak out about my woman having one or two male acquaintances that she sees in mutual social circles. It's when it starts crossing into the territory of "I'm one of the guys" or "he's been my best friend for years" that it's problematic. Hanging out alone with a male friend is a red flag too, it shows she's comfortable entertaining male company solo.
And no, you're not insecure or controlling or anything, that's foid cope to stop you from standing up for yourself as a man. Men should only be close friends with other men and women should only be close friends with other women. Everyone is happier and everything works out better that way.
>>35035403
>I think it's something like 50% of men state their cross-sex friendships are platonic. For women, it's about 80%.
As much as a woman can and does lie to other people, the person they lie to the most is themself.
>Remember, if she wanted to cheat, she would and no amount of boundaries you set would change that.
Convenience of opportunity, dawg. It's less legwork for a female to go fuck someone they already know and have an emotional attachment to than to go out and find a rando they're still attracted to and excited by.
Not to mention if you fuck up in a relationship, those male friend shoulders to cry on, become dicks to ride on.

mostly backup roster potential boyfriend from what I've seen.

>>35035376
If she's known the guy for 6 years and hasn't fucked him yet she's not going to. All you're doing by complaining is trying to remove a lackey. Are you willing to pick up the slack or will you leave it to the simp who will never get anything from her? What if you dump her and she needs to move furniture but you made her burn that bridge?

>>35035750
>If she's known the guy for 6 years and hasn't fucked him yet she's not going to.
Wrong, I have talked to many men who have talked about hooking up with women they've known for years and that the stars just aligned. My ex was someone I met in college at 20 and we hooked up about 9yrs later. Time has no bearing on you fucking someone, chemistry can be born from spontaneity.
>Are you willing to pick up the slack or will you leave it to the simp who will never get anything from her?
You should never be ok with an obvious simp being around your woman, just because she may not fuck him, does not make it ok to create situations were he feels ok to be in a pseudo relationship with her or feel comfortable to bypass your views on him because "I've been here longer"
>What if you dump her and she needs to move furniture but you made her burn that bridge?
Then bride is burnt, you shouldnt force yourself to be comfortable when you are obviously not. You cant control a woman but you can control yourself and if her friends are dealbreakers then thats simply it. You are suddenly not going to lose your ability to get a woman simply cause she has male friends.

And lets be honest, some women are also fucking questionable to be hanging around your woman. Alot of women get really aggressive when you try to "take" their friend and sometimes it comes down to you or her friend that clearly does not want her to divide time and attention. Personally I try to give women a chance, you aren't bad if you have guy friends, but its the way you move and act around them and conversations about them that warrants a concern, one of my exes had real pushback of me telling her that cooking, going to the movies, and hanging out with her guy friends solo was a problem, she didnt listen, found evidence of potential cheating and eventually I broke up with her because I simply did not trust her. Is that every woman with guy friends? No, but its like a fire, get burned once.

>>35035376
Mentally healthy men are perfectly capable of having female friends they are not trying to fuck. Just because you can't doesn't mean her friends can't. Grow up.

t. man with a gf and platonic female friends he doesn't want to fuck

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This anon is lying

>>35035376
It is precisely when there is no sexual attraction between them that men and women can be friends

>>35036180
Oh please faggot. If your female friend accidentally sent you an ass pic, you'd probably immediately go jerk your pathetic meat over it. You retards love claiming this shit, yet your the fag that can't fuck off and hang with other friends. No you have absolutely zero attraction to her, that's why you still hang around like a pathetic puppy. Get fucking real. I have female friends too but im not a larping idiot. They're attractive and if things were to go down, I'd fuck. That's why I really dont hang with then when they're in relationships. It's that fucking easy to have respect for someone you call a friend.

>>35037147
Nice projection lmao

Don't be insecure about other men. If they're hitting on her or obviously interested just tell her I'm a man I can tell when men are attracted to women, and this one's attracted to you. Generally though, jealousy is very unattractive. Men and women who aren't sexual degens can be friends.

>>35035376
>how to deal with women who have "Male Friends
You just get rid of them. Move on.