When he won’t talk to her around his wife, the issue isn’t friendship — it’s secrecy.
Healthy relationships don’t require disappearing acts. If the connection is innocent, it doesn’t need to be muted, hidden, or compartmentalized when his wife enters the room. Silence in that moment isn’t about “respecting the marriage” — it’s often about avoiding accountability.
The real question isn’t whether men and women can be friends.
It’s why this friendship can’t exist in the light, in front of the woman he promised transparency to.
When a relationship needs privacy from the marriage, it’s already crossed a line — whether anyone wants to admit it or not.
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