Friendships in Marriage: Couple Friends, Opposite-Sex Boundaries & Staying Connected

🎙️ Ep. 6 Friendships in Marriage: Couple Friends, Opposite-Sex Boundaries & Staying ConnectedHow do you navigate friendships when you're in a committed relationship — especially as a married couple? In this episode of The Couples Edition, we dive into how we manage friendships as partners: from opposite-sex boundaries to the benefit of couple friends.We’re sharing the friendship rules we’ve set in our marriage, how men and women approach friendship differently, and how to avoid losing yourself — or your friends — when you fall in love. Plus, we get real about the “gray area” of opposite-sex relationships and where we personally draw the line.👇 Jump to the good parts with timestamps:⏱ TIMESTAMPS:00:40 – Difference between men & women friendships05:25 – Clashes over whose in our wedding parties09:19 – Do you cut friends out or ghost them?12:09 – Maintaining friendships when you start dating someone new15:33 – Using a calendar to organize couple vs friend time17:38 – It’s so important to maintain friendships outside our your significant other19:20 – How Elie maintains his male friendships22:30 – How Alli maintains friendships23:58 – Creating our couple friends26:58 – Finding who you can confide marriage things with34:51 – Deep Dive Tea Time: Are close friends of the opposite sex okay?37:55 – Is it okay to be friends with your ex?39:41 – Scenarios with the opposite sex.. what would you do?49:25 – Closing advice on having friends as a couple🎧 Whether you’re dating, engaged, or married, this one’s for you.👇 Tell us in the comments: Do you think it’s okay to have close opposite-sex friends in a relationship?📲 DM us or tag us on Instagram @thecouplesedition with your thoughts or friendship stories—we’d love to hear from you!#CouplesEdition #MarriagePodcast #RelationshipAdvice #HealthyFriendships #MarriageTalks #IntentionalDating #CoupleGoals #FaithAndMarriage #ModernMarriage #FriendshipBoundaries