Can Men and Women Be Just Friends?

I have many male friends and haven't had the urge to jump into bed with any of them. So, yes...as far as I'm concerned men and women can be just friends.

why not??

Oye looney tooney CL! Since when have u become so sensitive and susceptible to others! Mood changes, really? :P

Strom .. Are you?? really happy? i was happy too until MOD changed my mood .. but now, im happy again.. to see

Nad.. I missed you too "Not" .. haha

unfortunatlly some husbands cheats their wives because of female friends of the husband and vice versa some wives cheat their husbands because of the wives male friends, the reality says that there are some clean friends who never try to cross the limits and some friends will cross the limits.

The question can men and women be friends?

Yes but with limits and the definition of these limits is different in different cultures.

CL where have u been, we missed u soooo much :P

ahhh plz DM .... i know the truth nothing but the truth :-p

Strom you mean Deadman with his other ID :P Lolz!

ahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa CL is here !!!!!!!!!! i m happy or what ????

for sure happy to see u CL

(mods now thts completely irrelavent ) :-P

may be some traces of lies ....

Khanan & Deadman.. Thanks bros

MOD>> ARe you looking for a job promotion or something, seriously you wont get it this way.. BUT i can do some wasta for you

CL, he deleted my comments too...

why Mod?

Khanan! Just trying to bring up the lighter / more brighter side of life :) Thanks for the concern though~! :P

CL: Its nice to see you back though... :)

So lets get back to the topic..

MOD.. I see you deleted my comments?? Why

yes

your post is irrelevant too...

Whats your answer to the query?

Welcome back CL :)

Deadloo , I am worried about you?/ The nature of topics you posting??

Stick to the topic please

You guys are discussing something which many others before us has discussed for many years and did not reach any where.

Zafirah, you rainbow girl, you are absolutely right :)

BOXBE: We so much agree to that :P

I already have my best friend...my loving wife.. :)

uwaan uwaan uwaaan...I am crying literally...

No female friends.....

Keep your calm, im not mr im master...rofl...:p

The great question that has never been answered, and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is 'What does a woman want?' : Sigmund Freud

College friendship...how many has actually been committed to it

School friendship...how many has actually been committed to it other thn just having crush on them

Mr BOXBE, keep your calm, I am Miss not Mrs ;-)

yeah, each one of us will differ in our opinion.

based in our culture and upbringing and experience in life.

O BOXBE, aka Doobra phir Doobra(10 other ids) :P

Chill out dude! Relax at the max, :) All i can hope for you is that some true friend can make you happy some day :) Best of luck :)

I do flirt with my friends,. but never cross the line and im married,.. don't see your point of wy you can not have opposite sex friends on personal level we go out for dinners or party,. would be boaring if that where same sex party's,. ;)

conclusion : friendship relation will stay until you get a sexual tickle. after it will end up hard & honey .. LOL

Mrs zita...tht s my dead opinion for deadman

Do or die...take or leave

Mr BOXBE, what do you mean by business level?

Business is independent of relationships. If it isn't, then you are not a professional.

Secondly, if you mean men and women can only be friends to do business.... that is a sick excuse to be friends.

Last time he talks abt flirting and now friends

Deadman life is full of flirting n friends in grave with dead females only.. rofl....:)

Let us wait for his next question....:)

Hahaha :)

Man and woman, husband n wife can be friend when committed in a relationship

Men and women can be friends only in business level and not personal level

Oye LLR: Are you high today? :P Talk some sense man... :)

I have quite a few female friends but I crave only one of them...rest of them are ugly.

Mr.Deadloo, everything can't be answered, there are things which one can only experience. :))

nad023, no worries, i speak my mood, not necessarily a gospel truth always :)

Miss Zita I dnt understand wht you say but it's ok, we normally differ in our PoVs.

Mr Painther, although I am newbie here, but it is just as real as many of us. Especially, when you read sarcastic comments of many ;-)

Mr Deadman, men and women can be perfect friends :-)

QL is no doubt is place of all saints, perfect people ;) :):)

Really Painther , yyyy?? :(

no black and white answer then, going by all the comments..its a grey area and apparently maturity has a major role to play..

Yes. TheLonius, It is just amazing as we have such a respect for each other.

Yes, for people of high-consciousness,

Otherwise for ordinaires I believe Sigmund Freud is right, means No.

However they can pretend to be friends or whatever it suits :)

Lot of Qlers have been using QL as a dating site sending personal pm’s to the opposite partner in the name of friendship and what is the chances that they would not cross the limit by meeting and mingling..........

LLR: What is my definition of fun... can you help me rediscover myself... please :)

One of my best friend is a woman and she is older than my mom and I am younger than her Son. She is such an inspiration for me and she tell me the same.

Friendship is fun but fun is not always what deadman thinks as. :))

I believe that man and woman can be friends

but there are many Factors could affect the friendship and might lead it to something else, For example:

1- Are they both single or both or none of them is.

2- Level of maturity.

3- Is it something they both used to do, as some men/women did't use to have friendship with the opposite sex, So in the first experience they might misunderstand their feelings.

once the limits are defined then there must be no problem, and the question can man and woman just be friends have different answers based on the culture where man and woman are from.

Yes of course, men and women can be just friends. I have 2 close guy friends and they're like a my lil' brothers.

a few of my best friends are from opposite sex, but even if the where feelings we never crossed the line,. i'm married and thru to that.

Yeah, I have a good male friend. We're really close even go backpacking together staying in the same hotel room a few times. But, he's gay...

Zafirah: In most cases, yes! Its the men who normally take the initiative in many relationships.

DM:

So as long as men follow their limits, things don't change.

So you agree that it is the men who is more likely to go beyond the limit?

Well, I have never had a problem with being friends with females. Infact, majority of my friends are from the opposite gender.

I guess its really upto you, if you think in a positive way, it reflects in your actions. That is what matters.

Brit, if you see the survey questions again, you will also conclude that its the men, who often deviate from the position of just being a friend. So as long as men follow their limits, things don't change. :)

Oh Thelly, I would believe you but your progesterone is talking and that made it all irrelevant. Not your fault though, menopausal can be hard for some people.

Either the survey is incorrect or most Qlers are :o(

Since, their sampling may not be correct and they won't reflect the majority thoughts or ideas.

and what are your personal thoughts?

if you are on the other side of the "platonic relatiosnhip" yeah... maybe not possible at all...

will definitely cross the line... ^_^

Men & Women can be friends... Its just that we have to be Transperent and clean in Hearts

i think times have changed alot , and being friends with opposite sex is not a new concept any more ...

my very good frnd male is married to my best frnd , and we still are frnds and in contact till date.... and if i can see in past , I am 100 % sure there was nothing more than frndship from both sides ....

I guess it depends also upon your maturity level and your relationship status as well :-)

for me it do exist a good frndship between opposite gender ....

Do you believe in platonic relationships between men and women?

Yeaah

Have you had a platonic friendship that crossed the line and became romantic or sexual?

hu huh!

Was it my fault?

No, wasn’t ma fault!

As per the survey the answer must be no!

Do you believe men and women can be platonic friends?

Yes: 83%

No: 11%

Unsure: 6%

Have you had a platonic friendship that crossed the line and became romantic or sexual?

Yes: 62%

No: 36%

Unsure: 2%

It is clear that Platonic relationships crossed the line and became something more..

and those of my loved ones, former colleagues, etc I believe the only way a heterosexual single man and woman can ever truly be friends is if they have already gone through a relationship and mutually decided to part ways. If not one or both of them are bound to harbor not so platonic feelings about the other.

Of course this is my personal opinion and others may feel differently based on what they have gone through.

this is just great to start the week!

of course platonic relationships do exist...

and I do have one... ^_^

and after 65 ....