Should I hide a long-term male friendship when entering arranged marriage?

Dating/Marriage Related Opinion-Based Question

(25-F here), i hv a guy friend (we have been friends since childhod (same school/ class) so i hangout with him a lot, our family even know each other, we go together even on international trips, if there is so much noise at my place i go to his home to sleep and even his parents are chill about it,if i dont like whts cooked at my home i will go to his house to eat.if i am crying/sad/or my parents has to convince me for anything-my father will call him to convince me, but we are just good friend nothing else.

Now that l'm entering the arranged-marriage process, l'm unsure whether I need to hide or erase this part of my life— like deleting old photos or trips from Instagram -simply because people might judge or misunderstand a healthy, longstanding friendship.

Posted Jan 7, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC

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