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Greg Bernhardt said:Of course. One of my best friends is female and I am not sexually attracted to her.
Is that because you're good friends, or because you wouldn't have found her attractive anyways?
Greg Bernhardt said:Of course. One of my best friends is female and I am not sexually attracted to her.
gentryliving said:Yes, man and woman can be friends. Nothing wrong in it.
You mean sexually? Sure. Why not?sourlemon said:I tried searching, but I didn't find this topic. I'm just curious what you guys think. Can a male and female be friends without one being interested in the other?
You mean sexually? Sure. Why not?sourlemon said:In addition to that, I have another question. Would you ask the opposite sex to lunch if you have no interest in him/her?
Mentallic said:With some female friends of mine, while I don't pursue them and I just enjoy their company, if they came onto me, I'd probably end up going for it. I feel like this happens a lot at some level or another with male-female friendships.
Also, I guess I collect female friends too, but only because I usually prefer the company of a girl over a guy (unless they're bimbos or always have shopping on their mind).
Drakkith said:I think this all depends on your definition of a friend. If you have about 0 things in common with someone, would you consider them a friend? And by in common, I mean they don't have the same hobbies, they don't think like you, talk like you, etc. In general, I find that most men don't have close friends with women simply because the women ARENT men. They don't think like men, they don't talk like men, they don't behave like men, ETC.
It won't always be there. I'm friends with some women who I'm absolutely not attracted to at all. But as I type this, I realize they could possibly be attracted to me. But on the off chance that they're not, then we could be JUST friends in the same sense that I'm just friends with my male buddies.As far as can men and women be "just" friends? I don't know...don't have a good answer...if you're anywhere on the hetero spectrum ( don't mean to tread in dangerous waters here, just stating ) then that attraction will always *always* be there.
Obsidian222 said:All male friends I have ever had, eventually, at some point...lean in!...Nature of the beast I guess!
Its depends on you and your mentellity how you think about it.sourlemon said:I tried searching, but I didn't find this topic. I'm just curious what you guys think. Can a male and female be friends without one being interested in the other? I see this online all the time, but I don't see it in real life that often.
In addition to that, I have another question. Would you ask the opposite sex to lunch if you have no interest in him/her?
Astronuc said:Update: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/opinion/sunday/a-man-a-woman-just-friends.html
The article/opinion column seemed appropriate for this thread.
Galteeth said:What the fric is with that picture of the two people covered in rabbits? What does that have to do with the article?
Probably this: Rabbits have a reputation of being inordinately prone to have sex at the drop of a hat, and of being, therefore, prolific breeders. There's that expression (slightly paraphrased using your term), "to fric like bunnies".Galteeth said:What the fric is with that picture of the two people covered in rabbits? What does that have to do with the article?
Astronuc said:Update: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/opinion/sunday/a-man-a-woman-just-friends.html
The article/opinion column seemed appropriate for this thread.