saw him this afternoon. it's not that he doesn't want to be friends, missus or not, it's that he didn't realise that his actions have taken him out of the loop and he made no attempt to get back into whilst he was in a relationship. contact was minimal but now he wants to get 'back in with the lads'. i know what'll happen, he'll get back with her or meet another girl and it will repeat or he might realise maybe he needs a bit of no commitment fun as he's got years ahead of him to be tied down!
i would never do this to a friend, i think a lot of people don't realise they are doing it because they are so caught up in things.
So next time be a friend and tell him when it starts.