I have had several women tell me this isn't aloud. I have three women in my life I will never let go. They are beyond my reach because I consider them blood and call them sis. I have explained this and still its not good enough. In my book if a women gets labeled as a sis then I will never touch them in a relationship type of situation. so I guess the real question is. Is it jealousy or something else. now mind you sometimes the do get a lot of my attention. there isn't anything I wouldn't do for these three. and yes I do love them very much. but I don't love them in any kind of sexual oriented way.

Jealousy
Over possesive
Two red flags in my book.

I agree with klc. that's a trust issue. if she is insecure about there being other women in your life, you will often have scenes of jealousy.
even if there is nothing suspicious going on.
wish you the best.

im just talking from past experience. im just curious to what women think on this. im not looking to date right now. but if I can find a way to show a woman that there is nothing between my sis's and me that would be great. I am a man after all lol. and sometimes I don't explain the best.

op... I know it has its a matter of maturity in relationships ...
an some can be faithful and women can just be their friends of men ... but if someone finds say for instants you spend more time with your friends and come at every becon call ...as for myself I found
he was unfaithful ... I was not jealous at first but it became more and more time spent with his so called friend ... and if they are both talking about each others relationships and what may be wrong with them and they just happen to start liking each other more then just a comforting friend ... an then comes divorce wow that kinda takes you out of that friend zone lol with those that you say are just your friends ... most women do not give their S/O a hard time unless something feels really wrong ...about your other friendship ... least thats just my opinion ...

Humm I have male friends and if someone I was with tried to dictate to me who I can be friends with.....needless to say they will not be around long...

Now it would be different if your flirting with them sexually ect... But friends are friends. Maybe if you introduce them with their dates if they have them the woman may not take it as anything but a friend...

But now when I say I have male friends I do not go do stuff with them alone if I'm dating someone... Cause that would wear on either sex and make them wonder if there is something more going on...

Many times it is how those friends are introduced and their reactions while around them that gives another a cause to be jealous....

Absolutely it is jealousy.
The kind that can tear apart any relationship.
Be wise..

be up front and honest when you meet the person. I have lots of relatives and guy friends. I let a person know that there is the possibility of being seen with a guy. even that they all hug me.

I've also dated someone who was a musician. I know there were. ladies who wanted to get with him. we built a relationship with trust where we were secure in our self and in what we value what we found in each other.

I do not agree it automatically has to do with being overly jealous or possessive. Everyone has different standards, boundaries, norms and values. If you cannot see eye to eye on those as partners, you're simply not a good match.
You can say it's like a sis, is that really really true? There's always this tension thing between the sexes, unless one is gay..
Question I'd ask is, why is it so important to you to have female friends? Why do you need that? Do you have any male friends?
My ex only had female friends, no male friends, not even 1. I found that extremely odd.. nothing to do with jealousy, just really weird that someone doesn't have even 1 friend of his/her own sex.. THAT is a red flag.
Any healthy human being needs contact and time with the own sex ..

I do not agree with this being wrong per say. Could be jealousy, could also just be different sets of values, boundaries etc.

Yep, sounds like jealousy...Have you ever heard this expression, "A symptom is a solution?"...In a relationship, jealousy is usually a symptom of a problem...No one likes to admit it, but we all experience jealousy from time to time...If it's chronic, a relationship would have little chance of succeeding...Since this is a reoccurring theme with you, it might be more helpful to focus on cause rather than effect...Maybe you are unintentionally sending the wrong message to the women you date...Jealousy is an emotion, emotions need a cause...The three main causes of jealousy in relationships are fear, insecurity and competition...

Listen to Ana, be upfront with the women you date and pay closer attention to your own words and actions....Good luck...

Insecurity. I have a lot of male friends, and I work in a male-dominated workplace. I am absolutely faithful when in a serious relationship, and if the guy doesn't believe that then it is time to move on.

lol sorry screwed that up. yes I see them as sisters. one has been around me since I was knee high. I am very good friends with her father also. I have many guy friends. I do not how ever befriend many women. I have another sis I have always protected. she is much much younger and has had some terrible things happen to her. she has always called me big brother. and my other sis was the maid of honor in my failed marriage. if you get labeled as a sis with me it stays that way. and I will treat you as my own flesh and blood.

Majority of the time it's because of her issues as many have already said, trust, insecurity, or just wants to be a manipulative person with the feeling of control.

This also depends,I know some friends like that are like brother and sister,and i feel some times you meet them friends before you get involve with them,so it's without a doubt understandable,but as long as you ain't crossing that line,,yes there's the jealousy,but is he or she doing something to him/her jealous?example,you don't spend more time with them than with the one you love,and I don't care how much friends they are,to much of that affectionate stuff,could be disrespectful,however this may differ with some people,and with me personally,we going to have a problem,it's about respect,and long as one keeps it at the "friend zone",there shouldn't be any problem,unless the person has a serious jealousy problem,oh,and no new friends,lol,like overnight friends,cause true friendship don't happen overnight!

What you view them as is honorable! But not EVERY man has your code of ethics. It depends on the individual men. I don't have a problem with a man having female friends at all. I myself have more male friends than female; however, I trust these women with my life and I am convinced that if the man who was in my life or whom I was attracted to, would tell me that he was hinting more than friendship to them, their answer would be a definite "no". Sometimes, however, even on Mingle, you just simply cannot trust certain men or women, because these women see everyone is "fair game" even some who profess to be female friends with other women. I've recently witnessed that here: Female friends of other women on the forums who deliberately try to seduce these men out from under the noses of their own friends, which seems despicable to me, but so are the men who fall for these women. So it depends on the people involved. Some women because of the embarrassment involved have deactivated because of it! To say that jealousy among women is undeniable, no matter who we are, but I don't see that as an unreasonable assumption nor necessarily a red flag on the women's part, especially if the women truly cared about these men. So, in short.... It's all about the people involved, their characters, and the situation involved! JMHO

*unsocial*

when I have dated a woman I have always ignored other women. I do not go and hangout with my sis's as it is. they do how ever ask my advice and talk to me about past and present problems. when a woman has my attention they have it till they screw up. I stayed with my soon to be ex wife for 8 years. 3 of which I didn't love her and the last year we didn't sleep in the same room let alone be intimate. I do not believe in cheating. I have done it once 10 years ago and only because she did it first and got pregnant by it. I was disgusted with myself. women have always left me for another because of my lack of social skills with them. but I only become social when they start treating me less then their equal. I have my emotional problems and tend to stay to myself sometimes. so I don't think I have ever given them a reason to be jealous.