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[Moose]

I hope I’m not out of line throwing in my $0.0206 (two cent plus state sales tax.) 8>)

From my experience, what you stated here isn’t enough to give an informed advice.
What it comes down to is “balance.” If you have lots of male friends that you see occasionally and have a friendship with, then he needs to have respect for you and these relationships.
If however, you constantly are with these friends to the point that you’re not able to spend time with him, then the pendulum has swung the other way and he may have a reason to feel jealous.
As most of the replies here reflect, there is no real “answer.” (As you are getting advice on both sides.) It comes down to “do you feel that you are being fair to the significant other? Are you including him in your plans to spend time with your guy friends? Or are you blowing him off to hang with the boys?”

I think every relationship boils down to two factors. If you have them, the relationship can weather any storm. Without either one, the relationship is doomed.
They are “Trust” and “Communication.” If you have both, everything will work itself out. If he can’t “trust” you, the relationship will not work long term. (Conversely, you need to make sure that you deserve his trust as well.)
Both of these factors need to be present and both parties need to respect them for a relationship to last.

Note: I’m a 35 year old single guy that’s never been married, so I may not be the best person to take dating advice from.