I'd at least go out of my way to keep in touch with your friends, to ensure that you stay just that. What happens when the new relationship doesn't work out, and the people you thought were still your friends are no longer there for you? It can make for some lonely nights.
On the contrary to what Kurty[B] said, my best relationships were those that shared similar groups of friends for a number of reasons. My most recent ex had an ENTIRELY different group of friends than me, in every aspect imaginable. I hated every one of them (drug addicts, drag queens, immature drama, etc etc).
With my current girlfriend though, we share a common group for the most part. She knows she can trust me if I need to go out with the guys, and vice versa if she needs a girls night out. We can spend MORE time together, because there is less allocating of time to spend with each others individual groups of friends, and all in all, it's working out quite nicely.
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