...this is an interesting question.

everyone that has posted, makes sense.

still, it is an issue i struggle with, a bit. i am in a serious and exclusive, relationship, but both of us have friends of the opposite sex. i do txt one other guy occasionally, and may have a phone convo with another guy friend, as we've exchanged numbers, and i have guys on my facebook of course, (though i've a very small facebook, as does my bf) i also email with a few guy (and girl) friends.

currently our relationship is one of long-distance.

so trust is even more important.
there are a couple of friends (girls) that bf calls/texts/emails and one is on his facebook , and i don't like it. i think he was flirting with them, maybe more, in the past. (before we got serious) and i think that even if HE is not flirting now, i think the girls in question are still of the same mode, with him.

this bothers me a great deal. we've had a couple of conversations about it, he realizes i have trust issues from my last relationship that i am trying to get past, and he is patient with me. but he does still continue his ''friendship'' with these girls.

on the other side of the coin, i do not want to give up my male friends, they are very dear to me. and by the way, i am very faithful to my bf and would not cheat on him. and , all of my guy friends know i am in a committed relationship.

still, i DO want bf to stop calling/texting with these girls - but i know i can't ask him to stop.
i know i know - it's not fair. it has to work both ways. but i am just being honest about my feelings.

thanks for bringing up this interesting topic.