I've [28M] really bonded with my niece [13F] over our love of music. She emails me her works occasionally and I give her advice. Gf [24F] thinks it's "creepy" and wants me to stop all contact.

Your girlfriend is definitely jealous. I’m not proud to say when my boyfriend and I were younger I was jealous of the time he was spending with his nephew which is absolutely childish and ridiculous. I might look for other red flags or talk to her about it. Ask her why it really bothers her because if I don’t think she would be with you if she thought you were creepy towards children. Right? Very stupid situation. It is really sweet of you to give your niece attention and share something you both enjoy. There is a really special bond between aunts/uncles and niece/nephews. We can be the first adults they have non-parental friendships with.

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