My (24F) boyfriend (26M) has a long time female friend who's clearly into him and I don't know what I should do.

This is gonna sound like typical insecure girlfriend but I promise its not like that.

My boyfriend and I have been together for over 6 months and he's really great. He has a friend that he's had for years who is a girl. Normally, I'm not the type to be all like "you're not allowed to hang out with a single girl alone". But I'm considering telling my boyfriend that he's not allowed to hang out with this girl alone. This girl is obviously so into him and she def wants me to know she's coming for him. She keeps saying stuff like "You don't know him like I do yet", "We used to go to that place together all the time long before you guys started dating", "Oh my god josh remember when we went on a hike just the two of us, that was the best day". She also had cute pet names for him but I didn't like that so as soon as I heard it I told my boyfriend I didn't like it and he made her stop.

I asked her straight up if she's into him and her response pissed me off so much. She was like " I know its intimidating how close he and I are but don't worry you're the girlfriend I'm just a friend right?" with a smug smile on her face. I got so mad but I couldn't talk to my boyfriend about it.

I want to tell him to cut her out of his life so bad but I don't know if I can do that. My boyfriend's dad passed away two years ago with a heart condition. He told me that his dad was his bestfriend growing up so hit him really hard. He was the only family my boyfriend had. Apparently, this girl really helped me get through it. She apparently was there for him throughout the whole thing. That's why he says she's like a sister to him. That's why I don't know what to do. I already asked him to set some boundaries like she can't text late at night or come over to his place unannounced all the time and no interrupting our alone time.

My boyfriend doesn't realize that she's into him and I kinda don't blame him on that one because all of her flirts are subtle enough that he doesn't realize but enough to get me riled up. I know my boyfriend isn't into her at all and he's completely friend zoned her but its still so frustrating. I hate to admit it but she's so good at getting under my skin and I don't know what to do. I really need some advice. Thanks Reddit.

EDIT: Thanks to everyone for the advice. I've decided that I will tell my boyfriend everything she's done so far and see how he handles it. Tbh I was hoping I'd avoid telling my boyfriend about it but she left me no choice. In the meantime, I don't know how I'll bring it up to my boyfriend but I'll figure it out.

TLDR- My boyfriend's long time female friend is clearly into him and she's letting me know in a subtle passive aggressive way. I need advice on how best to handle this.

Submitted April 09, 2021 at 10:06AM by ThrowRAjai0509355 https://ift.tt/3dSqm2L