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Old 12-18-2009, 03:50 PM
 
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Is it wrong to call it a law, in that this always will happen? the way i see it though, it doesn't have to end the friendship necessarily. Either one of these scenarios can happen:

- One party says to the other they like them, they talk it over, one decides they won't return the attraction, they both forget about it and move on.

- One party says they like the other, they talk it over, but decide to end the friendship since it complicates affairs too much.

- They both like each other, and have an actual romantic relationship.

So, again, is it wrong to call this a law?
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Old 12-18-2009, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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I don't believe this will always happen. It may often happen, but two people of opposite genders can decide there's no way a relationship between them would ever work--that they are not each other's type.
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Old 12-18-2009, 04:08 PM
 
Location: The Hall of Justice
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You asked opposing questions.

No, I don't agree with this.
Yes, it's wrong to call it a law.
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Old 12-18-2009, 04:11 PM
 
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Is it wrong to call it a law, in that this always will happen? the way i see it though, it doesn't have to end the friendship necessarily. Either one of these scenarios can happen:

- One party says to the other they like them, they talk it over, one decides they won't return the attraction, they both forget about it and move on.

- One party says they like the other, they talk it over, but decide to end the friendship since it complicates affairs too much.

- They both like each other, and have an actual romantic relationship.

So, again, is it wrong to call this a law?
Not a law at all. I do have a few male friends where there is no romantic inclination from either party. It happens, but certainly not all the time.
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Old 12-18-2009, 04:13 PM
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nah

possible for both parties to not be attracted to each other.
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Old 12-18-2009, 04:19 PM
 
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It seems guys have a problem with being actual pure friends more so than females. AT least in the 20's.
Now it seems women n the 30's are going totally crazy for anything male....maybe trying to cash in before they look cashed out? Who knows.

People are nuts
all of us
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Old 12-18-2009, 06:34 PM
 
Location: SW MO
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Is it wrong to call it a law, in that this always will happen? the way i see it though, it doesn't have to end the friendship necessarily. Either one of these scenarios can happen:

- One party says to the other they like them, they talk it over, one decides they won't return the attraction, they both forget about it and move on.

- One party says they like the other, they talk it over, but decide to end the friendship since it complicates affairs too much.

- They both like each other, and have an actual romantic relationship.

So, again, is it wrong to call this a law?
Which one. Three different scenarios can't be construed to be a law.

My wife and I were work friends without a hint of romance who admired and respected one another for five years. I asked her to join me for a day trip to the beach one weekend. No romance intended -- just some time with a friend with whom I enjoyed conversing. I'd been divorced for a couple of years and living like a monk. The company of a friend sounded like a good idea. She thought so too.

The rest is history but there's no "law" that governed it.
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Old 12-18-2009, 06:38 PM
 
Location: South FL
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Is it wrong to call it a law, in that this always will happen? the way i see it though, it doesn't have to end the friendship necessarily. Either one of these scenarios can happen:

- One party says to the other they like them, they talk it over, one decides they won't return the attraction, they both forget about it and move on.

- One party says they like the other, they talk it over, but decide to end the friendship since it complicates affairs too much.

- They both like each other, and have an actual romantic relationship.

So, again, is it wrong to call this a law?

It's not a law, because once in a while male and female are just friends. This happens often when they had been friends since childhood and have no attraction towards each other, basically don't find each other physically attractive.
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Old 12-18-2009, 06:41 PM
 
Location: Pa
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nah

possible for both parties to not be attracted to each other.
Yeah there are times that both parties like each other...then realize later they are better friends than boyfriend and girl friend.
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