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Old 03-11-2010, 04:04 PM
 
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It seems most of my female friends are past girlfriends that turned into great friends.

The last time I made friends with a girl and she remained only my friend was 2006. She's still my friend and she's a great friend to have.

So fellas, do you always have an agenda( i.e-booty call,girlfriend, get your bills paid) when it comes to meeting women or do you actively pursue women for friendships ONLY.

Ladies, same goes for you but with guys...

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Old 03-11-2010, 04:20 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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I don't seek out any friendships. If she wants to proceed further, I'm open to permitting it, but she is going to have to demonstrate the interest.
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:22 PM
 
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I don't seek out any friendships. If she wants to proceed further, I'm open to permitting it, but she is going to have to demonstrate the interest.
So you don't pursue at all?
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:24 PM
 
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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No. I have some acquaintances, but I don't put any pressure or make much effort towards them. I don't find it easy to make deep connections with anyone.
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:28 PM
 
Location: NC
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Yes all the time. I have become pretty good friends with several of my friend's girlfriends, since we are in the same social circles. I have also befriended several girls who I met at parties and in college without having any romantic interest in any of them.
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:31 PM
 
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No. I have some acquaintances, but I don't put any pressure or make much effort towards them. I don't find it easy to make deep connections with anyone.
Ahh, I got it. I can somewhat relate to that. I am sort of like that myself.


Thanks for the reply TK.

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Old 03-11-2010, 04:37 PM
 
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All acquaintances. For me, the relationship would be very difficult to keep a professional friendship without attempting to cross the line into s3x. I know women would think I am probably shallow but I know my limitations.
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:40 PM
 
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All acquaintances. For me, the relationship would be very difficult to keep a professional friendship without attempting to cross the line into s3x. I know women would think I am probably shallow but I know my limitations.
Thanks for being honest........
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:42 PM
 
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Absolutely, I've always had lots of female friends compared to just a few male friends. It's only in the last couple of years that the ratio has evened out a bit. But I still make friends with women much more easily than I do with men. And it's rare for me to pursue a woman because of an immediate attraction, normally I develop an interest in a woman I'm already friends with, because the personality traits that attract them to me as friends are the same things I'm looking for in a romantic relationship.
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Old 03-11-2010, 04:50 PM
 
Location: Nashville, Tn
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I definitely do that. I've become very close friends with women who were married who would never turn into a possible relationship because I liked something about their personality. I don't think you can ever have too many friends and not every human relationship has to have anything to do with sex. I have quite a few female friends of different races, ages, etc. who I just like as people and I've maintained friendships with a number of them for decades. I don't really see that as being much different than guys that you want to hang around because they're fun and you have some common interests. I see it as being a very good thing.
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