Why do friends steal each other boyfriend?

United States
October 11, 2008 11:18am CST
I've had friends that try to cheat with my man. This is wrong. Why do friends need to steal their friend's man. There're plenty of fish in the sea but obviously they just want your man. What is up with this. Can someone help me out here?
2 responses
• United States
11 Oct 08
yea it is wrong but kind of common. im sorry to hear this has happened to you. for the friend to steal another friends man and cheat is like a rush i suppose. the secrecy involved and such and it makes them feel like they are important and have the upper hand . ppl who do things like that aren't friends and probably have some type of self esteem issues. just try and get a better feel for others before you introduce them to your man.
• Sweden
11 Oct 08
First of all I'm sorry that you experience that your friends is trying to steal your husband/man. And this is quite a good question, which I can't come up with a good and satisfying answer for. Well, my theory is that, as human beings are quite selfish and jealous creatures, your friends are jealous, and since they spend much time with you and perhaps with some company from your husband (and not to mention the good stuff you tell your friends about your husband), they start to like him more and more. And if they've had bad experience with good men (meaning that they usually get 'the bad men'), they tend to be jealous and wants to be with your amazing husband too. It can all be a matter of the excitment to see how far you can go as well. As it's quite a known rule to the women that you shall not touch your friend's husband/boyfriend - they want to test how far they can go. Ie. with guys/girls breaking the law - because of the thrill they get from it. - Stardust