It’s normal to want your significant other to get along with other people in your life. If your partner doesn’t ever want to hang out with your friends and also gets jealous when you hang out with others you’re gonna become that weird friend who drops your group for your boyfriend. I’d hope my partner and best friend got along at least
That would be ideal, but it doesn't always work that way in reality. There is good reason why a lot of people stop hanging out with their friends after they have a significant partner. It's just the nature of having to prioritize one over the other. You can count yourself lucky if you have family, friends, and lover all getting along with no issue, because the chance of that happening is very slim.
Wanting is completely different than forcing. Personally I’d love for my partner to get along with my friends, but I’d hate it EVEN MORE to force them to get along WHILE KNOWING how miserable it makes either of them feel. And it doesn’t seem like he’ll have to cut off either since they’re both part of his day-to-day life.
I don't get why you'd insist on getting your partner to be buddy-buddy with your friends. That's for them to decide, not you. It gives very uhhh... moms trying to get their kids to be friends with their friends' kids vibe. I don't like seeing all this bullshit bruh.
For Andrew, I think I kind of understand the feeling he may be experiencing right now but that's still something he needs to work on. It'll do them no good in the long run. Not everything needs to be done with your partner and you sure as hell don't want your life to be molded to accommodate them (or anybody for that matter).