I have never, ever fancied any of my close male friends’ GFs. Somehow, going out with any of my mates instantly makes them unattractive to me. Not saying they are unattractive, just that I don’t find them so.
I’ve fancied the GFs of blokes who are mates but not that close, or colleagues type thing. Someone you’d go for a pint with maybe but aren’t that close to.
I don’t think I’d ever end up with any of my close friend’s GFs/wives. Cos I don’t find them attractive, quite frankly. I’ve had mates’ GFs hit on me, but never succumbed. Just wrong, in’t it? You woon’t want it done to you.
As for the ‘sloppy seconds’ thing; well, apart from it being a horrible expression, I think there is an element of ‘territory’ here. Dunno if it’s a male thing or what, but I don’t think I’d ever be comfortable with someone I knew had bin intimate with any of my close male friends. It would just feel wrong. Course, at my age, anyone I’m intimate with won’t be ‘pure and untouched’, but I just think there’s a natural taboo with close friends.
Was in a situation a while ago, a couple I knew split up and I spent time with each of them afterwards as they were both friends, trying to help them though it. Was always closer to the woman than the bloke tbh (he was a friend of a friend but a good bloke), and there was a moment when something could have happened between us, but it never did, and tbh I’m quite happy about that, cos if such a thing had ever become known to him, then I’m sure he’d feel proper devastated and utterly betrayed.
I think the expression ‘don’t poo on yer own doorstep’ is quite an apt one here. You’ve got to consider the feelings of a friend. If it would mess them up and affect your friendship, then you have to consider that carefully. Lose a lifelong friend for a one-nighter? Is it worth it.
Course, this ain’t a simple issue at all, extremely complex, no simple answer. Spose if two people are gonna be together, then that can’t (and shoont) be stopped.
I know a mate of mine had a thing with an ex of mine, but I lost respect for him more that he wasn’t open and honest about it. Din’t have a problem with him seeing her; none of my business really tbh. Up to them. Had got to the point of mutual indifference with her anyway. He went down in my estimation, cos he din’t act with a great deal of dignity. I’duv respected him far more if he’d just bin open about it.
Spose if someone left you then ended up with one of yer mates, that could be a bugger to deal with.
Sigh.
No simple answer really is there?
No-one’s anyone else’s ‘property’ though. Married or not, it’s irrelevant. Everyone’s ultimately their own person and belongs only to themselves.