I'm gay, he's gay, but my female partner can't cope!

I am in a committed gay relationship with a woman and we have a child together. I have always thought our relationship was strong and nurturing. We have been "there for each other" as lovers and friends. Due to work stress and long hours , in the last couple of years I have paid all my attention to my partner and my child. Recently though, I have had a career shift and have a lot more time on my hands. I am feeling excited, happy, stress-free and keen to catch-up with old friends and make new ones. A gay guy friend that I worked with has been spending time with me. We get on very well and I have been excited and happy about our friendship and the way that it has blossomed.My girlfriend however seems stressed out by it. Also, if her friend and I skype one another, she asks me loads of questions and seems incredibly uncomfortable. I am very outgoing and love people, friendships are important to me and I've felt that I've really needed to get back on the "friendship track" but my partner seems very uncomfortable with it. I am not someone who would ever cheat on a partner, she is very aware of that but it seems like I cant even befriend or refresh a friendship.The scary part is that we are not teenagers, this whole thing feels very juvenile and a shock considering we have been in a relationship for a few years.I have even find myself telling her that she is my everything and reassuring her that what we share(on a friendship level)can never been shared with anyone What to do?

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A male reader, lboy  +, writes (19 July 2006):

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