Friends with the opposite sex.

To kindof piggyback off of the thread "Being Friends with the Opposite Sex", I have a question.If you do have a close friend of the opposite sex,the one that`s "not quite a lover,but closer than a friend",what kind off problems,if any did you encounter after you got in a relationship???? Did your S/O have a problem with THAT particular friend??? Also,if your new lover wanted you to scrap that particular friendship,how would you handle it???

I´m not in a relationship right now (recently divorced after 28yrs married and 31yrs together-life`s not over,just different),but my ex-wife knew all of my female friends.And when I talked to them on the phone,I never left the room if my wife was there,of course I had nothing to hide.Anyway,what were some of your experiences???