Biggest disappointment?

[missy]

I have a male friend who I had been close friends with for over 10 years. When he got a girlfriend, the day they started officially dating, he told me we cannot be friends anymore because his girlfriend minds him having female friends. He didn't try to talk to her to work it out at all, just straight up dropped me. I got so mad I yelled at him over the phone for over 2 hours. I was so disappointed that he would do this to me just because of our gender differences. I have never tried to cross boundaries and our relationship was purely platonic. He said some bullshit like "Even if you aren't in my life, you will always be a good friend in my heart." as if I am dead or something.

We still talk occasionally after he realized how hurt I was, to mainly complain how controlling his girlfriend is, but I have refused to participate in his rants because he would never choose to leave her no matter how toxic the whole relationship sounded. He is getting married to her next month, and I have stopped reaching out.

I am disappointed in people like him who cannot see past labels and rules society has created.

I completely believe we can (and I do as does my dh) have friends of the opposite sex without any sexual undertones. I have a few very dear male friends. Completely platonic. And my dh has a few good female friends. No issues whatsoever. And I trust Greg and he trusts me. So I have zero concerns about these friendships.