Random question about friends and girls.

[ICUBoy]

Get a lathe. More satisfying and cheaper in the long run.
Otherwise Jerry2Kone says sensible things. Respect yourself and the girl. If you lose on that basis you have won.

[Dafni]

Yeah, what the other guys said.
Go and talk to your girl about it. If she wants to be together with you, she should turn that other guy down once and for all. And she will, if you mean anything to her and if you tell her that you get annoyed by that other guys behaviour.

[lincpimp]

Originally Posted by ICUBoy

Get a lathe. More satisfying and cheaper in the long run.

This is excellent advise, problem is a lathe will only give up good machining, nothing else!

Best bet is to ask the girl what she thinks. If she wants to date you, fine, but make it exclusive. No point having "open" relationships. If she wants to hang out, do that, if she wants to have a relationship, do that. Do not bother with the ambiguous open relationship crap. And if the dude is your friend, talk with him. If he gives you BS, just let him know that you will point out any issues you have with him in public, loudly. Embarassing him in public will most likely get the point across. Sounds like a douche bag to me, I hate people like that.