I had this ex boyfriend, who's need to create friends was his greatest priority. I could probably rattle off a list of twenty or so female friends he had over the course of the six year relationship. (Following Questions are directly to make point of my ex bf) Did he have a mom, that walked out. Sort of? Yeahhhh. Was there early childhood abuses that even affected a certain aspect of life? Yeahhhh. Did I get to meet everyone of these girls? Yeahhhhh. Were the girls really the threat, in a direct manner? nooooooo. Were the friendships themselves indirectly harmful to his and my relationship? Yeahhhhh. Was it a seemingly catch 22 to broach, at that time? Yeahhhhh. Did I see clearly why it indirectly affected things, back then? nnnooooooo.
Did failure to properly maintain a functional means of communication, all baggage addressed and resolved to get there, end things? kkiiinnndddaaa...
Did he email me, after disappearing for a vacation week, to tell me he'd met someone while visiting an ivy league school, and did her parents after they married pay for his out of country grad degree??? Hhmmmmhmmmmm. Did he continue his ways in being friends with as many women as possible? Hmmmmhmmmmm

Hopeful yours isn't that bad, but gotta ask why the need ? Where's it coming from, and is it from a healthy place, and if committed to the relationship, why the friction?