Can Men and Women Be Purely Platonic Friends?
My question for you: Can heterosexual men and women be purely platonic friends?
According to my informal, unscientific interviews of people that I know I have come to find some very interesting trends. Every single man I have talked to, without exception, has said men and women can never be pure friends. Men believe that there is always a spark one way or another, even in the most innocent seeming friendship.
Women have a completely different perspective: Most women believe that they can be friends with a man who does not want to have sex with them or vice-versa. The women I talked to usually would cite “Bill” or “John”… their friend who had been their friend for X number of years and had never showed any interest or made a move.
So who is right? Can men have purely platonic relationships with women? Or are men usually just hanging out as friends with a woman and waiting for her to “slip up”, even just once? I would love to hear what you guys think about this issue.
Below is a pretty funny cartoon from xkcd.com:
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Wow.. that cartoon is pretty much sums it up! And accurately too!
it seems most who attempt a platonic relationship gravitate towards this model shown in the cartoon. the male eventually wants sth or expects sth from the female. despite his seemingly selfless behaviors. a conflicting intention… most of us unfortunately repeat this cycle. arrgh
Sure, if there is a large age difference, homosexuality is involved, or they are siblings. Otherwise, there is definitely room for sexual involvement.
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