How would you feel if your husband's best friend was a woman? A wife of 21 years shares her experience

如果你先生最好的朋友是个女人，你怎么想？结婚21年的人妻分享她的心路历程

Can men and women ever really be just friends? Countless films and books suggest they can't and there are many who firmly refuse to believe in truly platonic friendship between the sexes.

男女之间有纯粹的友谊吗？无数的电影和书籍都在说，不能，也有许多人坚决不相信两性之间存在柏拉图式的友谊。

左边是密友，右边是妻子

Certainly, plenty of wives wouldn't be too happy about their husband having a deep and lasting friendship with another woman.

当然，多数妻子不会对丈夫与另一个女人深厚而持久的友谊感到高兴。

But author Mike Gayle, his wife Claire and Mike's closest friend Jackie — whom he met aged 17 and asked to be 'best woman' at his wedding — insist that's all nonsense.

但作家迈克·盖尔、他的妻子克莱尔和迈克最亲密的朋友杰姬—迈克在17岁时认识了她，并婚礼上要她成为“最好的女人”—坚持说这些都是一派胡言。

So, how does it feel when your husband's best friend happens to be female?

那么，当你先生最好的朋友碰巧是女性时，你会怎么想?

Here, all three of them reveal how Mike and Jackie's unique friendship has enriched their lives . . .

在这里，他们三人揭示了迈克和杰姬的独特友谊如何丰富他们的生活……

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WIFE CLAIRE SAYS:

太太克莱尔说：

We've all seen the romantic comedies: the ones where the female lead has a male best friend and — surprise, surprise — it turns out she's secretly in love with him.

我们都看过这样的浪漫喜剧：女主角有一个男闺蜜，惊喜，惊喜——最后观众发现女主角暗恋着她的男闺蜜。

Of course, he's got a girlfriend. But everyone except the two friends seems to know they're really meant to be together.

当然，他有女朋友了。但是除了这两个当事人之外，所有人似乎都知道他们注定要走到一起。

The ending's always the same: the dozy pals finally see the light, become lovers and live happily ever after.

结局都是一样的：这对糊里糊涂的朋友终于顿悟，成了情人，从此过上了幸福的生活。

Imagine, then, how I felt when my new boyfriend Mike, who I was rapidly falling for, kept drop another woman's name into the conversation.

你们可以想象一下，当我和新男友迈克迅速坠入爱河时，我对于他不停在谈话中提到另一个女人的名字作何感想。

When I probed a little further, he cheerfully announced: 'Oh, you'll love Jackie — she's my best friend.'

对于我的每次追问，他总是高兴地说：“哦，你会喜欢杰姬的—她是我最好的朋友。”

I wasn't exactly thrilled. And it didn't help when he handed me a photograph of an extremely beautiful young woman.

我一点儿也不激动。他给我看一张漂亮姑娘的照片，但也无法让我安心。