A simple question, how would an average Pakistani female (you lot reading this) react to your husband or fiancée having some pretty close female friends. To illustrate I have roughly 4 females or various nationality, religious make up and ethnicity that I am pretty close too.
I have been friends with them for years and have know and hung out with them or their boyfriends on the course of our friendship. But since we were friends before the significant other showed up, we have our own thing. We tend to meet up to discuss stuff or chat just the two of us. Its rather common for me to visit them and an afternoon is set aside for us to hang out. We also chat every few 2 or 3 days on the net - have been doing so for a few years now. It is kinda common for me to turn to them regarding issues of work or social stuff.
Of course I must clarify all these relationships are completely and utterly platonic. No issues there whatsoever, esp. considering two of them date my friends.
Anyway how would one react to having a husband or fiancée with close personal relations with other women? Of course the relationships are completely asexual.
This is hard to answer. After marriage, things are supposed to change a bit. There have to be certain distances between the other gender and yourself. Why wouldnt you want to rely on your wife for emotional support? She is supposed to be your best friend now.
I dont think you should get rid of your female friends. Im sure they can be friends with your wife as well. But I do think the frequency of your interaction with them should be decreasing a bit. Why? Because you do not want your wife to view them as comeptition and develop any hostility towards them.
It also depends on how you're interacting with them. Are you very touchy feely? If you are, that is a no-no.
Bottom line is, if you make your wife feel secure...she wont have a probem with your female friends.