He was caring, intentional, funny, and emotionally mature. He called when he said he would, remembered the little things she mentioned, and never made her feel like she was asking for too much.

For the first few months, everything felt almost too good to be true.

Then she met his female best friend.

Her name was Anita.

At first, Ada didn't think much of it. After all, men and women can be friends, right?

But as the relationship became more serious, Ada began noticing certain things.

Daniel spoke to Anita every single day.

They had inside jokes Ada didn't understand. Anita knew things about Daniel that Ada was still learning. Sometimes, when Daniel had a problem, Anita was the first person he called.

One evening, Ada and Daniel were having dinner when his phone rang.

It was Anita.

Daniel immediately picked up.

Ada didn't say anything, but the call lasted almost thirty minutes.

Later that night, Anita called again because she was having a problem with someone she was dating.

Daniel spent another hour comforting her.

That was when Ada began to wonder...

Was she really his girlfriend, or was she just the woman he was dating while Anita held the position of emotional partner?

When Ada finally brought it up, Daniel became defensive.

"You don't trust me?"

"Anita has been in my life long before you came."

"She's like a sister to me."

And honestly, maybe he was right.

Maybe there was nothing romantic between them.

But Ada couldn't ignore how uncomfortable she felt.

She wasn't asking Daniel to end his friendship. She just wanted boundaries.

But Daniel believed Ada was trying to control him.

So here's the question...

Can a man or woman in a serious relationship have a best friend of the opposite sex?

And more importantly, where should the boundaries be?

Let's be honest in the comments. 👀👇