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My Boyfriend is going to a friends birthday party with other girls

My boyfriend is going out for his friends 21st with his 5 mates and 2 girls that are friends of the birthday boy. All his mates are single and we've been together 6 years. They are going bar hopping and then clubbing together and i'm not invited. I want him to go and have fun and he has reassured me that he will not direspect me but i'm seeing online everywhere that you should always invite your partner when clubbing with the opposite sex. I feel like i'm going crazy because i know he's only going for his mates to have a good time, and he would go regardless of if the girls went or not, but i'm seeing things telling me it's direspectful for him to go, knowing other girls are there and not inviting me?? Is it wrong?
If you’ve been together 6 years: and he’s already listened to/raised your possible concerns, then the likelihood of him doing anything silly is very low. He’s going out to spend time with friends, not go on the pull.

It’s not disrespectful for a partner to spend time with the opposite sex, or to go to things where you’re either not invited or just wouldn’t have a very good time.

I would ignore the insecure naysayers. You’re in a committed relationship.

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by Anonymous
My boyfriend is going out for his friends 21st with his 5 mates and 2 girls that are friends of the birthday boy. All his mates are single and we've been together 6 years. They are going bar hopping and then clubbing together and i'm not invited. I want him to go and have fun and he has reassured me that he will not direspect me but i'm seeing online everywhere that you should always invite your partner when clubbing with the opposite sex. I feel like i'm going crazy because i know he's only going for his mates to have a good time, and he would go regardless of if the girls went or not, but i'm seeing things telling me it's direspectful for him to go, knowing other girls are there and not inviting me?? Is it wrong?

Probably is. What if he gets drunk and has no awareness of what he’s doing…

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by Mohammed_2000
Probably is. What if he gets drunk and has no awareness of what he’s doing…

He doesn't get drunk like that though, I personally can get smashed on a night out and would never cheat on my boyfriend lol, no amount of alochol is an excuse to cheat

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by Anonymous
He doesn't get drunk like that though, I personally can get smashed on a night out and would never cheat on my boyfriend lol, no amount of alochol is an excuse to cheat

True but this is clubbing. How likely is it though that it won’t happen..Alright I didn’t need to know that but okay…yeah but the after affects of getting drunk there’s several instances of where people can cheat 🫰🏼
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by Admit-One
If you’ve been together 6 years: and he’s already listened to/raised your possible concerns, then the likelihood of him doing anything silly is very low. He’s going out to spend time with friends, not go on the pull.
It’s not disrespectful for a partner to spend time with the opposite sex, or to go to things where you’re either not invited or just wouldn’t have a very good time.
I would ignore the insecure naysayers. You’re in a committed relationship.

Thanks, just needed my mind to be put at ease. We had a slight wobble at 16, when he disresepected me and ever since he's felt so guilty to the point he's not enjoyed life with his friends. We're 21 now and i fully forgive him, we were kids and he didn't necessarily cheat, but it's new for us to be going out partying without each other, and especially with the opposite sex. He's been very open with me about it and has made it clear he's just going for his mates birthday. I hate that people online say it's basically cheating and disrespectful that he's even going, but because it's new for me I don't know what to think.

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by Anonymous
Thanks, just needed my mind to be put at ease. We had a slight wobble at 16, when he disresepected me and ever since he's felt so guilty to the point he's not enjoyed life with his friends. We're 21 now and i fully forgive him, we were kids and he didn't necessarily cheat, but it's new for us to be going out partying without each other, and especially with the opposite sex. He's been very open with me about it and has made it clear he's just going for his mates birthday. I hate that people online say it's basically cheating and disrespectful that he's even going, but because it's new for me I don't know what to think.


Sounds like ur relationships holding both of u back

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by Mohammed_2000
True but this is clubbing. How likely is it though that it won’t happen..Alright I didn’t need to know that but okay…yeah but the after affects of getting drunk there’s several instances of where people can cheat 🫰🏼
I go clubbing, not with a group of boys but obviously guys are there. Me and my mates go to dance at the end of the night and anyone that tries to hit on us we shut down immediately, no matter how drunk we are. I don't necessarily think it's the environment that causes cheating, but i understand your point that it can encourage it

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by Graceybug
Sounds like ur relationships holding both of u back

It's been holding him back because of his own guilt. This is the first time he's going out with his mates and doing it for himself and not worrying about me. It just ****s with your head when the majority of people online say they would find it disrespectful and that it's lowkey cheating

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by Anonymous
I go clubbing, not with a group of boys but obviously guys are there. Me and my mates go to dance at the end of the night and anyone that tries to hit on us we shut down immediately, no matter how drunk we are. I don't necessarily think it's the environment that causes cheating, but i understand your point that it can encourage it

There you go I’m not saying it will, will but you know if it encourages it then you know…
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by Anonymous
Thanks, just needed my mind to be put at ease. We had a slight wobble at 16, when he disresepected me and ever since he's felt so guilty to the point he's not enjoyed life with his friends. We're 21 now and i fully forgive him, we were kids and he didn't necessarily cheat, but it's new for us to be going out partying without each other, and especially with the opposite sex. He's been very open with me about it and has made it clear he's just going for his mates birthday. I hate that people online say it's basically cheating and disrespectful that he's even going, but because it's new for me I don't know what to think.

I can understand why a wobble might give you some doubts. But it sounds like he’s addressed it in a very honest way, (and probably gone too far the other way in terms of putting some things on hold).

I’m an older poster so my take might be different, but I invariably find that people with the most rewarding relationships just trust each other, rather than letting anxieties about what their partner might be doing take over.

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by Anonymous
It's been holding him back because of his own guilt. This is the first time he's going out with his mates and doing it for himself and not worrying about me. It just ****s with your head when the majority of people online say they would find it disrespectful and that it's lowkey cheating

The goalposts are moving a bit here, you've wen't from 'i'm seeing things telling me it's direspectful for him to go' to 'the majority of people online say they would find it disrespectful and that it's lowkey cheating' The majority of people absolutely do not hold this significantly prudish and kind of insulting opinion of their partner.

The world will always be chock full of temptations so that's never going to be the question, it's simply whether you trust your partner not to act like a dog basically.

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by Anonymous
It's been holding him back because of his own guilt. This is the first time he's going out with his mates and doing it for himself and not worrying about me. It just ****s with your head when the majority of people online say they would find it disrespectful and that it's lowkey cheating

Who are these people saying that it's disrespectful and low key cheating?
What sort of romantic partners do they have? And what sort of romantic relationships do they have?

From your point of view, by far the best attitude to have on this is:
to send on him is way to his night out with your best wishes that him and his friends have a great time
to tell him to not worry about you, as you'll have a great time yourself that evening, without him. Even if it's just chilling at home with a good book.
And that you don't want nor expect him to message you whilst he's out. As you'd rather he stayed present to the moment. And that he enjoyed the "here and now" whilst he's out.
You want him to feel totally free in the future to go out whenever he wants with whomever he wants. With no restrictions whatsoever from you.
And you will carry on being a great romantic partner to your boyfriend when you're together with him.
And expect him to carry on being a great romantic partner for you when he's together with you.

An important lesson to learn from this is to look at the divorce statistics. And to think about all the couples that you know. And for you to come to the conclusion that how most people think and behave when it comes to relationships is rather below par.
And that you shouldn't copy how most people think. Nor what most people do.
That you should instead aim for "best practise".

Reply 13

So long as you, deep down inside, feel okay with it and trust him, it doesn't matter what anyone else says because it is YOUR relationship and not theirs. People will say stuff. Is it disrespectful if you went clubbing with the opposite sex and didn't invite your boyfriend? You have to decide on that first. Also, you should discuss this sort of thing with your boyfriend to make sure both of you are comfortable with it.

Wishing you the best!

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