Can guys n' gals be just friends? Most people say no. I, on the other hand, say yes. Although, as I have proven with my last post , I may not be the best person to answer these sorts of questions. However, I am prepared to present to you a solid argument as I make the bold assertion that yes, men and women can be just friends. Most people will agree that people can start of like this, but sooner or later, someone is going to strike the fancy of the other. However, I think that it can be a strictly casual thing throughout the whole friendship, not just at first.
But there are a couple of caveats!! In order to keep things strictly platonic, the following criteria must be fulfilled:
1) You do not find one another attractive, for whatever reason (either because they are physically unappealing or because you have willed yourself to "not see them that way" OR
2) One of you is gay
So yeah, I was mildly unsuccessful at presenting good reasons, but trust me, I know that platonic friendships can and do exist; I don't think about my male friends like that. So.... maybe it only works for girls?
What do you all think? Can an XY be friends with an XX?
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Nope.
ReplyDeleteUnless the criteria are fulfilled. You missed one, though:
3) A and B dated, and realized that there was nothing there. A and B still find each other attractive, but have no desires to ever be together (or bone each other) again.
A rarity. But it happens.
I've got like four of those.