well i can, a bit too well actually, and that's the exact issue: i tend to form extremely close and intense friendships, and that's the only form of friendship that feels good to me.

i have a wonderful boyfriend who means the world to me, but i have to stop myself from trying to find new friends, specifically male, because they always become my favorite person. i have two kinds of FPs: super obsessive ones, who are typically people i have known for only a short amount of time and more lowkey ones, who are usually people such as long term relationships.

my boyfriend is a lowkey FP and the obsessive FPs are always overpowering: i can't give attention to two people, which means the new FP would get all of it and my boyfriend would get neglected. i hate it, i wish i could just be friends with men normally without instantly falling in love.

so yeah, i've stopped myself from making friends with single men because i know my obsession with them will momentarily overpower my love for my boyfriend, even though it always passes and my boyfriend will, deep down, always remain the most important to me.