Course of Action with Girls When in a Serious Relationship

[lennytheduck]

Ok, so here is the scoop. I'm a junior in college in a demanding major and I have aspirations of going to med school. I'll be taking the MCAT in April and a result I have next to no free time on my hands starting two days ago, not even to play p****. Over the summer, I started dating this girl. It's been over 4 months now and it's definitely the real deal. She's fun, im wholly attracted to her, and she understands that I have other stuff going on and doesn't need me to be around all the time, nor is she clingy. I can see us staying together a long time and maybe even getting married some day, who knows. Basically, she's just way cooler than any other girl I've ever really known or been with. Here is a picture of her; she's the one on the left: GF

The one thing about her is that she is kind of jealous. I can talk about other girls as much as I want in front of her and it's no big deal but as soon as I go and talk to someone that she isn't friends with while she is around she gets pissed about it, sometimes openly and admittedly, and sometimes not. While she definitely keeps me on my toes, she's not exactly a MENSA threat, and sometimes leaves me wanting for a serious conversation/discussion and intellectual stimulation that comes with them. I'm the kind that likes to have those fairly often. Though I might add that my GF is excellent at other forms of stimulation, which is quite nice.

So we are at the library the other day and this girl that I had a huge crush on Freshman year walks by and we start talking in front of my GF. This girl and I are friends in that we stop and talk whenever we see one another to see how everything is going but we don't hang out separately or anything like that (obviously). We certainly aren't "good friends" but I would like it if we were. She's really bright and cute and funny, possessing some of the things my girlfriend does not. Here is a picture of her, again on the left, as I know that is required on these hallowed pages: Friend that's a Girl
So what I want to know is this: How should I go about continuing/starting friendly relationships with other girls without getting under my girlfriend's skin? I'd like to clarify that I have no intentions whatsoever of breaking up with my girlfriend, cheating on her, etc. It's just too good a thing to mess up. I simply want to be be able to hang out with other girls. Though in the case of the girl above, that might be somewhat of a euphemism for keeping our friendship on a level amenable to possible advancement should my current GF and I go by the wayside. I dunno.

So I ask you, OOT, am I asking too much? Is there any way to get the best of both worlds of GF and friend or is there no woman in existence who is fully comfortable with this? All thoughts appreciated.