his “boyfriend” is a piece of shit

If a "friend" is acting in a suspicious way, I feel it's fair to ask your partner to distance themselves from them. Not that'll change anything if they don't do it spontaneously, but still, it's understandable. The boyfriend isn't being insecure, he's just on to something. He's the only one who's figured out that there's more between the two idiot mcs. The two of them are actually in the wrong, but they don't know because they haven't figured they like eachother. The other dude is pretty much just a victim in all this

i’m gonna have to disagree with you on the first part of this but i do agree with you on him being the only one who’s figured out those two idiots. My thing is with your first point is that it doesn’t apply in this situation like if i’ve been with someone for years and i’ve known them even longer i would consider their perspective if they told me a friend is being weird and that i should distance myself. However in this story i don’t think he has a right to do this for 2 reasons they dont know each other well enough and they’ve barely just started dating it’s not his place to tell him which friends he can and can’t see

The amount of time they've been dating is not the point though: they're in a romantic relationship and the "friend" is making a move. In this kind of situation, you either distance yourself from the friend that doesn't respect the fact that you're with someone else or you break up with the other person. It's as easy as that

What I mean is: I'd get your point if the boyfriend was just being paranoid, but he's not: the other dude is pulling some shit and even kissed the guy he's dating, so yeah he has every right to ask for that. It's basic respect

I think it's the way he says that tho. He should explain things properly because it seems like Iksu doesn't get that his best friend actually likes him or that his bf thinks he does. It is fucked up to ask your partner to stop seeing someone without no explanation as to why. People need to communicate with transparency or it will just lead to more misunderstandings.

And also, if someone asked me not to see someone I would feel insulted ngl. I better hear good points and not be forced into making a decision such as breaking up a friendship just bc my partner is definitely insecure abt it.

agreed like they need to explain to you why they asked for this

to me it’s relevant because this stage in dating i’m not fully committed yet im still getting to know the person and if at that kind of stage they asked me to stop talking to my childhood friend with no explanation (and honestly even with an explanation) i don’t know them well enough to do that i’m not that deeply emotionally invested yet and a stunt like that would really put me off

but also babe they never even said anything about being serious or exclusive. like i think all your points are super valid but i feel like they don’t apply to their scenario if you know what mean. like they clearly don’t communicate for shit and he’s only with him cause he’s trying to see where it goes he’s not fully in it and honestly his “boyfriend” knows this but still chose to date him anyways and now he thinks he can tell him not to talk to his childhood friend?

it would come off as mad controlling for me

If my best friend kissed me while I had a bf, and my bf told me i should stop seeing him without an explanation...
I dont think i need an explanation. It's understandable.
But anyways thats not how this story would flow, theyll just fuck with each other in the end.

The circumstances are not that simple…the ml’s bf KNEWWWWW the ml liked his best friend (even before he realized it himself, it’s not hard to tell. Idk why he chose to insert himself into that type of situation knowing they have something going on with each other…and expecting someone to cut of a lifetime friendship isn’t going to be as easy as you say it is….its really not understandable what he thinks is going to come of his stupid behavior.

To be fair, there was absolutely nothing going on between the two before the guy started dating the other guy. Anyhow I'm coming back to this when I'm done with exams