Vikki27 answered Thursday April 6 2006, 5:28 pm: Actually that's a tricky question to answer.
Ideally, everyone is raised to believe that friends should always comes first because 'boys may come and go.....' but this isn't always the case.
Growing up, I always found that my friends came and went as much as boyfriends and although there are some good friends that remained, they weren't around half as much as my current boyfriend is now.
I think it has to be a judgement call based on the relationship between your friends and the relationship between you and your boyfriend.
I tend to put my boyfriend first because he was my best friend for 4 months before we started going out. Now, nearly 3 years on, we live together and he is more than just a boyfriend. He is my best friend too. I did ignore my friends a lot to begin with when he appeared on the scene but once they realised I was truly in love, they backed off for a little while and let me bask in 'the honeymoon period'. Now we've been together long enough that I can have friends and him without worrying too much about it.
So my opinion is that you should never ignore your friends altogether because the only time you will get away with it will be when it is true love. Make sure you allocate a specific night to always see your friends and never interfere with it, unless you can't help it. Boyfriends and friends should never HAVE to be an either/or situation. There's no reason you can't have both. [ Vikki27's advice column | Ask Vikki27 A Question ]
summerGIRL_xo answered Thursday April 6 2006, 4:26 pm: EDIT / i didn't mean they were whatever .. thats just how the saying goes. but as far as loosing a friend over a boy, it's just not worth it in the long run. =] sorry bout that.
BrandonsGirl answered Thursday April 6 2006, 4:04 pm: well it depends, if ur bf/gf is ur best friend then i guess they would come first but other then that NNOOOOOOOO FLIPPPEEN WAYYYYYYYY!!!
dancergirl678 answered Thursday April 6 2006, 4:03 pm: no! bfs/gfs can come and go, but a best friend will always be there by your side. if someone were to put a bf/gf before a friend the friends gunna get ticked and make new friends, but if that person were to break up/be broken up with, then they just lost their bf/gf AND their friend. A best friend can be hard to come by, don't let it slip away over someone else [ dancergirl678's advice column | Ask dancergirl678 A Question ]
OneSweetBlond3 answered Thursday April 6 2006, 3:40 pm: Yah best friends should come before a gf or bf because they might leave you but you'll always have your friends. :]
UHOHxOMFG answered Thursday April 6 2006, 3:02 pm: absolutly friends first. boyfriends/girlfriends will come and go but best friends are always there. just think if your boyfriend/girlfriend dumps you, who is gonna be there. not them of course. your best friends!! :] [ UHOHxOMFG's advice column | Ask UHOHxOMFG A Question ]
Solemnstar answered Thursday April 6 2006, 12:22 pm: It depends.usually if one is pressuring you in any wayshapeform, to remove that person, and that person has had no negative influence. you need to judge that yourself. me? i would take my best friend of a GF in an instance.
jammy12 answered Thursday April 6 2006, 11:12 am: Normally your boyfriend//girlfriend should be your best ffriend but sometimes you just need someone else to talk to. I think best friends, howveer, should be higher ranked than a bf//gff simply because you always have your best friend with and near you while you may break up with ur bff///gf and it may never be the same. Thnk about it and you have to decide!!
mininick777 answered Thursday April 6 2006, 10:12 am: I think you should put your friends first. Think about friends will always be there a boyfriend/ girlfriend might break up with you and ur friends might think that you were avoiding them while ur going out.
Hope this helps
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amyyy789 answered Thursday April 6 2006, 10:03 am: NOOOO boyfriends never last but your friends will be there forever, and if you spend all your time with your boyfriend, your friends will feel second handed to the boyfriend, so when you and your boyfriend break up, you might not have your friends back!! i hoip ehis helped <3 [ amyyy789's advice column | Ask amyyy789 A Question ]
NinjaNeer answered Thursday April 6 2006, 9:50 am: ABSOLUTELY NOT!
I had a really good friend who whenever she would be dating would treat me and my other friends like crap... what ended up happening was that when she would break up with the guy, we would be there for her no matter what... eventually, we gave up on this, and she was alone when she broke up with her last boyfriend.
We've all heard the line "chicks before dicks", and it's something that we should all definitely stick to; like me for example, I make sure to spend a night a week with the girls (at least) even when I'm dating, and I've never cancelled on them so I could see my bf.
babiigirl answered Thursday April 6 2006, 8:57 am: I would say no but it kind of depends on the situation. like if your boyfriend really needs you with him at that point in time. BUt your bestfriend just wants to hang out. then you should probly be with your boyfriend. [ babiigirl's advice column | Ask babiigirl A Question ]
x3candiigrl answered Thursday April 6 2006, 7:39 am: no he deff souldn't. guys come and go but best friends should last forever. I know it sounds corny but it's true. If she's your best friend, this guy shouldn't come between that
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