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Old 10-05-2014, 05:27 PM
 
Location: canada
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Do men ever decide that a woman is just a friend and they don't want to have sex or is it just women? I feel like men are more ready to go, but, I'm really not sure
Yes all the time. If there is a girl that likes me but I only like her as a friend then I am happy to be her friend. It is usually because I am not physically attracted to her or mentally attracted.

However sometimes they make good friends
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Old 10-05-2014, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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It's possible, only with someone unattractive, imho. Sure, you can be friends with an attractive woman, but its really not the same type of friendship you can have with a bro.
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Old 10-05-2014, 05:40 PM
 
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It's possible, only with someone unattractive, imho. Sure, you can be friends with an attractive woman, but its really not the same type of friendship you can have with a bro.
Don't you have any female friends who are attractive enough to sleep with, but you wouldn't because you wouldn't want to date them or deal with the social repercussions of sleeping with them? I've had several friends over the years who fell under this umbrella, including yes some who have been interested. Yeah there is a little bit of tension there but beyond that the friendship is fairly similar to one with a guy friend or an unattractive girl, unless she makes a move and takes it badly when you demur.
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Old 10-05-2014, 05:47 PM
 
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There's a difference between friends and friend zone.

Men do both.

Many men have female friends.

Some men also string women along who are attracted to them and want relationships with them, instead of being honest about the fact that they don't want sex or romance with them. We had a thread just last week, where a woman was in that situation.
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Old 10-05-2014, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Philly area, PA
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Do men ever decide that a woman is just a friend and they don't want to have sex or is it just women? I feel like men are more ready to go, but, I'm really not sure
Yes, they do Stormy. Ladies from work for example would be prime candidates for friends only.
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Old 10-05-2014, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Montana
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The only women I've ever put into the friend zone are women that I have absolutely no attraction too or would be wildly inappropriate for me to date. At the same time if I need more friends I'll meet other guys or get a dog. I don't go out and meet women with the intention of finding more or new friends.

So for me the friend zone is me telling a woman that I have zero romantic interest in her but don't mind her as a person. It certainly doesn't mean I want to hang out with her or throw down a beer sometime in the future. There is something about her that I deem undateable but doesn't mean I want to be her friend either.
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Old 10-05-2014, 06:34 PM
 
Location: Charlotte, NC
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Men totally friend zone.
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Old 10-05-2014, 06:50 PM
 
Location: Bellingham, WA
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Sure, I have a couple of times. Throughout high school a friend had a thing for me, but try as I may I just could not force myself to be attracted to her. More recently, a good friend who was engaged straight up told me she wanted me instead of her fiancé. I told her that even without him in the picture, I simply wasn't attracted to her. She still married him soon after. And I've had quite a few female friends whom I had no desire to date or sleep with, but as far as I know they saw me in the same way so there was no drama involved. I usually have more female friends than male.
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Old 10-05-2014, 07:52 PM
 
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Yes, I've put a few women in the "friendzone" over the years without me having a clue, only finding out much later they wanted more than just friendship.As for friendship, I value female friends as much as I do male ones, they're all people, don't care what's between their legs, I treasure their friendship dearly.
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Old 10-05-2014, 08:20 PM
 
Location: Pa
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Yes.
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