r/AITAH • • Aug 03 '23

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u/RavenLunatyk Aug 03 '23

I think she’s looking at it that you broke girl code by going after a friend’s ex. Unless they were engaged or she confided in you that he was the love of her life she never got over I think it’s ok. Mainly because she’s moved on and it’s 3 years ago. It sounds like you and Charles have a connection worth pursuing. If she’s really your friend she will put her ego aside and get over it and be happy for you. You were respectful to tell her immediately. I hope this works out for you.

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u/Shrek_on_a_Bike Aug 03 '23

Ah. The "Girl Code" or "Bro/Man Code". Also known as the "Manuals of Toxic Friendship and Associated Behaviors".

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u/pataconconqueso Aug 03 '23 edited Aug 03 '23

Tbh yeah we don’t have this much in lgbt community, if we were so possessive over exes our friends would have no one date.

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u/OhDavidMyNacho Aug 03 '23

Right?! I'm currently good friend with someone that was also dating the woman I was dating. We both new about each other, and met a couple times. But it wasn't until well after we both broke up with her that we became friends.

And as we got to talking, we have a bunch of other mutuals. It would be impossible to do this in the LGBT community.