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[quote=Anonymous]He told her his boundary, and she has crossed it. Now it is up to him to decide if their social styles are compatible or not. He can feel hurt, but he shouldn’t feel angry, because she wants to do things one way and he wants to do things a different way. That’s not a cause for anger, that’s just a difference. But he does need to decide whether to stay in a relationship and except that’s how she’s going to behave, or end the relationship and find someone whose style is more compatible with him. But he does not get to do is be angry at her, berate her, and try to force her to change. He’s already expressed how he feels as she has through her actions shown how she feels.

If the genders were reversed, and it was some guy posting photos with his arms around other girls, with whom he has a sexual history, the girl wouldn’t like it. If both people in the couple were on the same wavelength about flirting and being physically close to other people, then it wouldn’t be an issue.

You sound like a good mom, and I like the fact that he waited to talk to his girlfriend until he was feeling less upset and went to the gym to work out his feelings. That seems like a healthy, self caring thing to do.

Let us know what happens![/quote]

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