New Girlfriend Syndrome.

I'm a girl who spends a lot of time with boys (hey, it just happens that way), and perhaps my biggest pet peeve is when one of them leaves the nest for another girl.

Back up. You might be rolling your eyes, thinking I'm being overly jealous, overly protective, and completely unreasonable, but hear me out: When one of my friends acquires a girlfriend, I'm proud of them. I support girlfriends. I love seeing my friends happy, especially with someone they deserve. But, like any other change in life, it takes getting used to. Especially on my end.

It's hard seeing my text message inbox dwindle, and it's even harder when routine lunches start breaking. All of a sudden, I've been replaced with someone else, who's sure to fill my shoes in ways that I never could. The least of it, however, is the dissipation of time spent with my friend. The most of it? Being cut from his life like a cancer. A lot of times, I'll jump to the conclusion that it's his girlfriend, imposing some sort of stupid "you can't talk to her" rule, or "what do you need her for, you have me" agenda. But more often than not, I've been informed, it's an insecurity within the friend.

Within my friend. Like he feels as though his attention cannot be divided (not equally, of course) between his friend (me) and his girlfriend. Gentlemen, there is indeed a balance you can strike without catching flack from the new girl. 

Don't be one of those guys who cuts your friend out of your life because she's always been there for you.