I am Afraid of being replaced by him 😟😟

 In the spirit of unmasking the hidden realities, we start by tackling an issue that not many of us can talk about.

The worry that your friend's new partner will take your position. Something that is readily misinterpreted by your pals, particularly if you are single yourself, as they may think it is jealousy. Most of the time, the dread causes the friendship to fail since it makes you either a needy friend or isolates you from it.

This fear is perfectly fine since Fear is an unpleasant emotion caused by a threat and so it's a normal reaction since your position in your friend's life is being threatened or so you think. For most of us we are unable to air our concerns to our friends in the fear of losing them but what we do not know is that how we cope or manage the fear is the main determiner of the situation. 

When faced with fear, you have two options: run or face it. Many will adopt the running route to avoid conflict. Running away makes you more of a stranger to your friend, and when we do that, our worries come true because the new guy will take your position. After all, you are no longer there to accept it.

We should all be aware that we could become victims of this circumstance, therefore it's wise to make sure that, if you do enter a relationship, you try to balance the new and the old to prevent losing the old.