[MENTION=26674]theforsaken[/MENTION] I haven't really been in a romantic relationship long enough to speak on that level, but I used to have a close friend that would get jealous a lot. (We are no longer friends)
I considered her my best friend because we did a lot of things together and had a lot in common. However, I usually tell all of my friends about everything I'm going through because they all have unique perspectives and I feel that sharing personal things inspires them to share and grow too. To her, she took being called "best friend" meant I liked her more than all of my other friends. That's not really true for me. I don't call someone a best friend because I like them more. I choose all of my friends because of their unique qualities and I oppreciate everyone for their differences. It'd be like asking a mother to choose her favorite child... I can't, lol. For me, best friend is more of a label of who I spend the most time with and confide in the most.
I can see how she felt less special because I told a lot of my friends the same things I told her, but it's hard for me to understand why someone wants to feel liked better than other people.
Ok to be quite honest I really don't know how I would handle that situation with a lover... With my friend, I told her what I just stated above and she just got more and more offended as I kept talking.
Honestly though, it was kind of insulting for her to
want to be liked better than my other friends. I'm not the type of person who likes to have favorites, and if I was in a romantic relationship with someone who got jealous of the time I spent with my friends and the way I pour my heart out with them as well I don't think it would really ever work out. It's just how I am. :/