2006-11-01 01:21:52 · 26 answers · asked by dirkthesmirk 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
Yes, it is possible. I have several male friends who are straight. We even talk about other people we go out with together. It's not a big deal. We enjoy each others company but in a purely platonic way.
2006-11-01 01:23:48 · answer #1 · answered by spezlee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely. Since my twenties all but two of the women I became emotionally close to were "just friends".
Those two are my ex-wife (divorced after twelve years) and my current wife [who I met btw after I was divorced, AKA she was not a house-breaker]. The remainder were either before or between the marriages, which is important because one of the things that both my ex- and my current wife know is that as a married man, I don't put myself in temptations path by cultivating emotionally close relationships with the opposite sex.
And no, I am not a "metro-sexual, AKA an effeminate man. A good man can be sensitive and kind and still be very masculine. Trouble is most men don't make the right kinds of choices and are instead members of a universal jerk-of-the-month club.
2006-11-01 01:34:08 · answer #2 · answered by HeartSpeaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure hope so. I've had several guys as just friends, but since I've been married, most seem to end up that he had more in mind.
If you're a man who is just looking for a friend that happens to be female and no intentions of romance, then kudos to you! I'd sure feel better knowing that there really are people like this in the world.
2006-11-01 01:31:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! Men & Women can have a plain and simple friendship. There is nothing wrong with it either. I know plenty of married couples that each spouse has mutual friends of the opposite sex. I have quite a few guy friends that are just simply friends. But you know what, if we all went out as a group to a bar or something, and some creepy guy would hit on me, one of my guys would be there to back me up and help get rid of creepo.
That's one of the great things about friends of the opposite sex!!
2006-11-01 01:25:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They sure can. They can even be very close friends who love each other in a platonic way. I'm a female, and have had (and still have) several friendships like that with males. It means the world to each of us to hear the words "I love you," knowing the other means it, but also respecting the friendship to not try to take it further.
2006-11-01 13:36:44 · answer #5 · answered by postcardtrader 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course,,,why couldn't they?? Haven't you ever gone out with someone that you got along well with, but that you had no physical attrataction for?? Some men and women have alot in common and form a bond between them. That does not mean that they have to be having sex. Some of my closest friends are men, but I have no desire to sleep with them.
2006-11-01 01:25:45 · answer #6 · answered by Termite 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, as long as both stick to it. If both just want a friend they can keep it that way, if either of them start flirting or having sexual conversations with the other, it may not work out to just be friends.
2006-11-01 01:28:14 · answer #7 · answered by LadyBanshee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very rarely. It would take two people VERY committed to other people because sooner or later, friends become friends with benefits. I have seen this happen with lots of friends.
2006-11-01 01:26:41 · answer #8 · answered by moose on the loose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short answer is yes. The long answer is no, he will eventually try something to make it more than friends.
2006-11-01 01:23:23 · answer #9 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, but you can't usually be "buddies". Being friends with a female is precarious often: if you treat her like a "buddy" she will lose interest in you most likely, and if she treats you like a "girlfriend", you'll lose interest in her most likely.
It's kind of like being in a relationship without being in one sometimes--smile.
2006-11-01 01:26:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋