Is it possible for a man to love a female friend in the same way two girl-friends love each other, purely platonic ? Or is there a double standard ?
2007-10-24 05:35:06 · 14 answers · asked by The Count 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I know it's possible for a man to love a woman (and vise versa) as two girlfriends (or guyfriends) do. I have a very dear male friend that loves and adores me just as I do him but that is all it is....strictly platonic. I am a happily married woman and he is involved but we love each other with the respect that two friends, regardless of gender, would.
Sandy :O)
2007-10-24 05:39:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do not know of your limitiation but my heart and my love know no boundries and I can love as many people as I wanted ad infinitum. The problem for me would be time, I can only be with, support, care for and give my devoted time to so many people. Now love is love, so how can a mother love her mother, her children and her husband and possibly siblings but not have enough love for just 2 men or vis versa. Youll undoubtedly say those are different, and mayhaps for you they are but when I strip away all the other emotions love just feels like love to me no matter who its directed at. Now I have an entirely different relationship and compiliation of feeligns for my wife then I do for my sister, mother or close lady freinds. So to answer an indirect question for if I could be devoted as a husband to two woman, well that comes down alot to how much needs those woman have. Some woman dont want or need thier man 24/7, and thus leave him plenty of room for other expressions of his time, and if he chose that time to be emotionally close and supportive to another person, man or woman, I dont see that as any worse then spending teh same time drooling at the T.V. Undoubtedly many will disagree. Though this again all depends on the maturity, honesty and intentions of all involved.
2016-04-10 02:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think it's a double standard. i have a female friend that i love like that. it's a brother/sister thing. she feels the same way.
2007-10-24 05:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by the older big kid who helped invent dirt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know you can because I just left the house of a friend that needs help because he and his wife are having problems and me and his wife are friends also. We are all close and it has never caused a problem.. He loves her and she is very indifferent so it's really a trying time right now for everyone.We talk on individual basis all the time and it has never been a problem.We know where one another stands.
2007-10-24 06:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's possible. I have lots of male friends I love in a platontic way. As a matter of fact I love you my friend!
2007-10-24 08:19:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure it easy to have love and respect for one another trust and respect are important qualities of this type of love, a man is not always looking for a piece of ... He is just as emotional about stuff as his female friends are , but keeps it inside alot..just a guys opinion..
2007-10-24 06:15:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is! I always used to think there was a double standard and it wasn't even remotely possible...but I am learning that is not always the case!!!
2007-10-24 06:20:03 · answer #7 · answered by F-1 says KISS IT! 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theoretically speaking it's possible but in practice it's rare! Anyone who managed to have such a relationship must count himself very lucky indeed!
2007-10-24 06:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by chrisvoulg1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is possible. I have some friens here in the Yahoo that our frienship is pure.
When you love some one you want share any thing with her/him, including yourself, your body and feeling. You trasted in her/him and you now want to share your purel feeling and alos sextual feeling too with him/her.
Well I believe my husband should be my best friend.
2007-10-24 06:50:35 · answer #9 · answered by Jane Doe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I think it's ok!! You can't help who and how you love a person regardless of it being male or female!
2007-10-24 05:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ HeNnEsSy ™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋