If you disagree, you are wrong.
2006-08-31 12:13:29 · 44 answers · asked by Señor Badass 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
No it's not a fact and no I'm not wrong. I have lots of friends who are guys, and they are straight. I like having male friends. Yes there can sometimes be an element of attraction in a friendship with the opposite sex, but that doesn't mean anyone wants to take it any further than a teeny-tiny spark.
I do know some guys who are like you - who don't want to be 'just friends' with a woman, and I think they are missing out on a lot. They go through their whole lives only ever being close to women who they are dating. There's a whole world of women out there who you can get to know on different levels - and I would say the friendship level is a very rewarding one. So there.
2006-08-31 12:17:32 · answer #1 · answered by Cina 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
I think that it may sincerely start out that way, but men are so sexually driven , I don't think that very many men could be "just friends" without at some point trying to make it something more.
I'm not saying it's not possible, like people who have been friends since childhood or adolesence and feel more like brother and sister could be best friends for a lifetime. But if a strong friendship is not formed from an early age between a boy and girl I really don't think it is very likely to meet someone of another sex and become such good friends that the man would not at some point become sexually interested and start making comments and sending out "the vibe".
2006-08-31 12:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by mylady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe this was a fact in the past. Nowadays, at least in big urban centers, where both men and women often work together, it is very common for a man (straight or not) to have women friends and vice-versa.
However, I agree that having women friends will add a note of feminility to a man's life and that he may have to sublimate or supress a certain sexual attraction for some of these women. If he is unable to do that, he won't survive in any modern society. No matter what they say, studs are more and more out of fashion.
A masculine and sensitive man is not.
2006-08-31 12:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by JC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'd find it to be no problem if I was "just friends" with a woman I considered ugly (because I wouldn't try to make it into more of a relationship). If there was an ugly woman who has interest in things that are at least remotely intellectual (as opposed to what kind of make-up she likes to use or her latest diet), I'd be all for talking with her.
2006-08-31 12:24:28 · answer #4 · answered by Brian 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ill partly agree with you. There are some guys that are only intrested in women that will do something for them. But a lot of guy these days can handle just being friends with a girl. Ive had many women friends for years and never had a problem with any of them. It all depends how mature YOU are.
2006-08-31 13:14:13 · answer #5 · answered by Steveo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't believe any straight men or women can be CLOSE friends with eachother without at least one person having a "more than friends" interest in the other at some point during the relationship, you can definitely have aquaintances in your extended circle of friends i.e. people u randomly invite to parties or talk to at work. but a friend who you regularly communicate with either has a thing for you or u have a thing for him/her.
2006-08-31 12:36:11 · answer #6 · answered by allie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you ask me, you're the one that is wrong. If you haven't had a woman friend, in your life, you are missing out.
Why should we restrict ourselves, to just one type of woman, that we want to bed down with.
Having a woman friend, offers you a lot more, than your buddies do. And you often get a very different point of view on things. Besides, women are just nice to be with, and fun, I wouldn't give up any of mine for the world.
2006-08-31 12:18:03 · answer #7 · answered by johnb693 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For the most part I think man can't help but want to have sex with any female he spends large amounts of time with. I know I have very little male friends and I don't see them unless my man is around or I feel uncomfortable with the looks or small comments.
2006-08-31 12:17:25 · answer #8 · answered by nashiranickel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im a straight guy and my best friend is a girl. I've never wanted her sexually because she's married. But she's still my best friend and thats how i always want it to be.
So this disproves your statement that such a relationship cannot exist.
2006-08-31 12:25:36 · answer #9 · answered by fernandes 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I must be wrong then, because I have a lot of best male straight friends, and we have NO sex. I just get along better with men, then women. Well, I guess I lost the 10 points on this question, but, I'm truthful, and that's all that matters. ~
2006-08-31 12:16:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋