Ladies, are there women that prefer being friends first with a guy opposed to dating?

Question

Is there a fine line between friends and dating? Can actually both coincide?

Answer 1

Yes and yes. I like to be friends w/ the guys i kick it to. I am not a bootie call. But at the same time if you don't wanna take it to a relationship level that is more then cool. There is no harm in just hanging out and having fun when it is convenient for the two of u.

Answer 2

Actually, yes, there is a fine line. There are 2 types of friends:
1) The Relative Friend! (The friend that feels like a brother, sister, someone you care about, but could never see yourself having a candle lit dinner with.)
2) The *Other* Friend! (The friend that you have so much in common with that you can't hide anything from them and you think you might date them if the opportunity presented itself.)

It's possible for both to coincide, but few are ready to take that chance, lest something go wrong and the friendship and relationship are destroyed.
I prefer dating friends. We have more in common, more things to talk about, more friends to double date with and it's more comfortable.

Answer 3

Not at all!!!!!!!!!! We are just cautious. It's pretty smart to become friends with anyone before you start dating them. It's calmer. People are more themselves. You learn a lot about a person becoming their friend first. Once that comfort level is established and if there if a connection there ... The relationship/dating is wonderful!!! You don't spend all your time on your date trying to figure out if you want to be with or like the person. It's natural and much more pleasant. We are not opposed to dating.

Answer 4

Yes. I've had male friends that I actually would have been very pleased had our friendship progressed to something more, but, fearing that a relationship might ruin our perfect communications with one another, kept our friendship just between friends.

Sometimes, without knowing how a lady feels, you guys say things that make us keep our feelings to ourselves, i.e., "I'd never go out with a platonic friend, I'd be losing a best friend." Hearing that, we make sure that that doesn't happen, and you don't ever find out how we really feel about you. That is the only situation for me.

Answer 5

I'd rather have the friendship than anything. Sometimes friendship develops into other things, but it builds the love up before, so that you know what you're getting into, so, yes, I would prefer being friends with a guy first. I wanna KNOW what I'm getting into.

Answer 6

Well, once I put a guy in the friend zone, it's hard to get him out. I have only had one guy in all the years I've dated that went from being a friend to a lover and we are no longer friends because he was an asss.
You don't want to wander into a girls friend zone if you want to be romantically involved with her...It will be very hard to get out of it.

Answer 7

There is a very fine line, and most times, in my experience they most definately coincide. The best realtionships start with friendship, but most realtionships DON'T start with friendship, the friendship progresses with the relationship. Whichever way it goes, good luck to you!

Answer 8

It depends on the girl. My boyfriend was only my friend for a short time before we started going out. Usually going out with a friend makes it feel like you're going out with a brother! That's why so few girls want to date a close friend.

But I wouldn't recommend asking out a girl you never tak to either.

Answer 9

It's important to have a solid friendship in any relationship. It builds trust. These days people are so shady. Men are driven by lust women by money you can't tell who's real and who's faking. Friendship builds trust but I've been messed ovr by a friend I started dating.

Answer 10

For some this is fine, even preferable.

But I never date my friends, so I keep those 2 separate.