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I'm sure there's been plenty of threads out there asking this question. But do you think it's feasible to have this sort of friendship???
I've read SO many things that say it ISNT possible because one way or another some sort of "feelings" crop up in one of the parties involved in the friendship.......
The reason I ask this is because I'm a female and I've ALWAYSSSSS gotten along better with guys. (I'm a big tomboy for one thing, if the screen name doesnt give it away I duno what does)....... I just don't click as well with my gender :P I find a lot of girls to be too catty or prissy or just downright annoying with the things they talk about. HELL, I dont even like to go SHOPPING (I shop online, find what I want, make sure a store has it in stock and THEN go buy it! :P I hate browsing around, trying things on, wasting time.)..............
The only type of shopping I like to do is when it involves buying something with a motor, like a car or a motorcycle :P
Anyways, I've never "fell for" any of the guys I'm friends with. I duno about THEM, but on my side it's always been a FRIENDSHIP to me.......
SO do YOU think it's possible to have friends that are the opposite sex and for it to ONLY be about having a friendship??????
I always had more guy friends than female friends when I was younger. It wasn't until decades passed that my best friend from college confessed that he always wanted more. It made me feel very bad.
It can happen, yes. There may be an attraction at some point, but mature adults can grow into long lasting friendships despite that. I think it is best compared to how couples sette into their relationships. The new and shiny wears off somewhat and you become comfortable with the basis of what you have.
yeah, you can have friends of the opposite sex without any feelings getting involved. my problem is, some of them i do wind up liking, but some of them I don't, it's really weird.
one of the people i hang out with most often lately is a guy that i don't feel anything for than being an awesome friend. in fact, i'm going on a trip with him and another guy at the end of the year. the only problem with that is i do sort of like the other guy, so i have to manage to put on airs for more than a week and not act like i like him because there's no way i'm anywhere on his radar, but that's another story for another thread.
p.s. i would never ever go on this trip with two other girls. one maybe, but never two. i do prefer hanging out with guys, and that's probably part of where my bad luck with them comes, because i AM like one of the guys and that's it.
Yes. My closest male friends-ones I've been friends with for many years- are platonic. Do we recognize attractiveness in each other? Yes. Are any of us gay or bi-sexual? No. However, our motives have always been pure and honorable. We never established a romantic element or interest in each other, and it has remained that way throughout the years of us having boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives, etc.
I think friendship with the opposite gender assists in seeing things from the other point of view - which is very helpful in a relationship.
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