2007-05-24 16:06:30 · 37 answers · asked by TarasBoutiqueAtEtsy 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
I am 59, twice in My lifetime I have had a woman as a best friend, so the answer is yes.
2007-05-24 16:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be more specific..gay men and women can, gay women and men can, straight men and women are a little more iffy. If you are friends with someone it's because you like their personality. Some people add the looks factor. In this case, you can be friends as long as you don't sleep with each other. Once that happens, things go haywire, but it takes a STRONG relationship to get passed that if you want to be friends. If there is an inkling of attraction and likeness still, then, no, you can't be friends. You could try, but it will be extremely hard to do.
2007-05-24 16:11:58 · answer #2 · answered by bittersweet1435 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sure hope so. I have several woman friends because I'm more comfortable around women than men. After you pass a certain level of psychological and chronological maturity, men and women can be friends without the sexual tension. I learned to do this in high school.
In point of fact, the best relationships are between men and women who can be friends even if the sexual portion of the relationship is eliminated. Of my many and varied relationships, those are the ones that lasted the longest, and I'm still good friends with several women who were lovers at one time. (Once in a while several of them will get together and compare notes, which is a bit scary, but nobody's come after me yet.)
2007-05-24 16:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by 2n2222 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is a such thing of men and women being friends. But you have to put your foot down and let one another know that this is what it is a FRENDSHIP. You are no longer friends once you go to the next level and start having sex. Then you will come to realize you just might have mess up a perfect friendship.
2007-05-24 16:11:36 · answer #4 · answered by tessie35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES but it is difficult if they are together very often perhaps work etc,I myself felt myself getting more than friendly with a young woman I met in one of the old "CB" club days,it can start so easily,b4 you know it you hold hands ,then a little kiss on the cheek as you say `bye,next stage "I am not doing anything at the w/end on my own wife away seeing aunt,fancy going for a meal,"so it goes on.
It really does creep up on one.
Try not to be alone ,do not make a date .
Be very carefull.
2007-05-24 16:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by lamplighter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it can be pretty trickey. Yes, they can be friends, but might not end up being friends anymore. But it all depends, sometimes you can be friends with the opposite sex because there is no physical or emotional attraction. So therefore, it is easy to just become friends or best friends.
On the other hand, if you find your friend attractive, but you know that you two are only friends, something may change along the lines of friendship. sometimes you can be so in tune with the opposite sex, that you become attracted to him or her without realizing it. I mean, it can happend.
I have male friends that are strickly just that, friends..and other male friends that are attractive..it get's me thinking..but, I know my place when it comes to our friendship...that's a hard one though.
I bet you will recieve alot of answers for this one..great question if i may say so myself!
2007-06-01 11:58:11 · answer #6 · answered by cherrypopsickle2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you keep the boundaries set in your own head that this is your friend. Late nights, depression, low self esteem, a couple or more drinks........can turn a wonderful friendship into something that wasn't meant to be.
Yes, you can be just friends!
2007-05-30 19:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not? I have many guy friends, and I would never consider "doing" anything with any of them. That is just like asking this question..."Can a straight woman be friends with a Lesbian woman?"......I have also had a few Lesbian friends, that doesn't mean I would consider "doing" anything with them either. Being friends is just that, BEING FRIENDS.
2007-05-24 16:13:49 · answer #8 · answered by Katie R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so. I've got some great male friends. Of course I've slept with most of them at one point or another... Hell I don't know. We're not really more than friends. We just take advantage of the bonus that's available.
2007-05-24 16:10:25 · answer #9 · answered by Penelope Smith 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Been there, doing it. It all depends on the man & woman in the relationship and what they really want from it. This is not true for everyone though. We all make choices and experiences can alter our percetions...that is why some disagree.
2007-06-01 12:03:03 · answer #10 · answered by icudoto 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋