It depends on what you mean by "attention". All guys will flirt with pretty girls, it's just natural. If that's all that's happening, there's nothing to "protect" you from. But if there are physical advances involved, your boyfirend must put a stop to it right away, otherwise he is a total wimp and you don't want to be with a wimp. Also if he blames you for his friends' behaviour, he is also a total wimp.

He most likely wants you to be the one to let his friends know that the flirting makes you uncomfortable, which may or may not be the truth. Harmless flirtations may be a boost to your ego, but percieved as a threat to him. I imagine, and can only imagine as i'm a girl, that in the guy culture, for your boyfriend to say something to his buds would expose his vulnerability and insecurities, something men are very reluctant to do.

As a man I must confess that i am somewhat puzzled by his reaction. Personally,if my friends were flirting with my girlfriend while i was present,my reaction would be based on the boldness or manner in which the flirtation occurred. However,regardless of the circumstances of the flirting, i would remind my friend/friends that my girlfriend was offlimits to him/them and continued flirting would be recieved by me as being disrespectfull.I don't think this is insecure or jealous,to the contrary, i feel this establishes that it is not desired before it can escolate into a potential problem and at the same time it sends a message to your friends that you are not a wimp or worried about whether they like it or not. It also will reassure your girlfriend by showing her that you do indeed care for her and if need be you will be protective.This having been said, when the flirtation occurs outside of your presence, this in my way of thinking is definately disrespectfull.It is then up to the girlfriend to tell the so called "friend" that his flirting is both inappropriate and unwelcome and if it should occur again,she will bring the matter to your attention. You are not always going to be by her side. And this sends you a message that she wants to be with you and only you.

Ill bet you like the flirtation sometimes but once it starts to cross a boundary you dont like it. So grow up and make it clear where your boundary is. Your bf and friends will respect you more for it.

Both you and your boyfriend need to tell his friends to stop. Innocent or not the flirting is inappropriate. If his friends are too immature to accept your wishes then they aren't the kind of friends you want. Your BF needs to decide who is more important to him--you or the friends.

lol...I would almost bet he WANTS to say something, but is unsure as to whether YOU will label him as jealous or possesive.

You are not wrong to want what you want, but you if you don't like his friends flirting with you then YOU need to personally assert your boundaries with them and not wait for your boyfriend to do so. Tell him how you feel and also take steps yourself to stop the flirting if it bugs you.

In my opinion ..yes. Are you not able to tell these people to stop flirting with you? What kind of protection do you think you need? A woman should be able to defend herself. Does he really need to jump in and shout at these guys so you feel he cares about you? Isn't there more to your relationship than that?

Maybe he doesn't tell them to stop because he TRUSTS you. Did you ever think of that? The world doesn't revolve around you, so yes, it's wrong for you to expect him to change into who you want him to be. You don't 'own' him. He is his own person and he is fully capable of making his own decisions.

You wouldn't like an overly jealous guy, trust me yo...

Maybe he wants you to tell them to stop. Maybe he wants his friends to see that he is enough for you and that you only want attention from him. He may want you to show your loyalty by only letting him flirt with you.