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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/7/2008 11:10:39 AM | I've made one really good friend from my time on this site and things will never go any further with us. We've been open and honest from the start about how we feel so we're keeping it as best friends.
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/9/2008 11:29:47 AM | | My ex boyfriend used to have tv nights with his female friends every week and it was fine because I trusted him when he said that nothing ever happened with any of them. But then again, the relationship ended because he cheated on me, so meh. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/9/2008 1:39:29 PM | I believe there are some friendships that never do cross the line. Reguardless if they are attracted to that person or not.
There is a fear of knowing the person wants to sleep with you, and keeping your distance but still maintaing a friendship.
But I believe if two people have an understanding, platonic only!- it can happen. I have quite a few guy friends who I would never sleep with, and vice versa. You have to have that will power at times, and go into it knowing that you aren't going to be just another fwb relationship. It can happen. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/10/2008 8:24:13 AM | It all sounds ok until one friend decides they want something more..as long as neither finds the other attractive it CAN work, but...more often than not one of the two is attracted to the other and is *hoping* that something more will happen at some point. I know of a few situations where women were friends with a guy and and they found themselves in serious trouble once they got a little alcohol in them. They found themselves with drunken men that were going to have "their way with them".
if you want to be friends with the opposite sex- do it as couples. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 6:08:08 PM | | It's the way it is with me. My best friend is female and I wouldn't have sex with her. Neither of us is gay, I don't drink (she does, in moderation) and there's no need for sex. She's attractive and we touch, hold hands, and spend time alone, but no sex. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 6:16:26 PM | | I have had very good friendships with men... without sex. Often the sex issue needs to be addressed or gotten around, but once you're both on the same page it's all good. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 6:17:29 PM | | I believe it can happen....I have some lady friends & am not pursuing any sexual encounter with them....made it clear from the outset how I felt....so did they.....its nice to have friends....you can never have too many friends I like to think..... | |
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Joined: 2/22/2008
Msg: 1209 | |
| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 6:18:52 PM | "True enough but your girlfriend would probably also consider them attractive enough to be a threat so why put the trust you've built in danger by putting yourself in situations where you're alone with Ms. Attractive?"
If there is no trust there is no relationship...
If it however does happen that she/he ends up cheating then IT IS NOT the other person to blame , but instead reflect on what was missing in your relationship.  | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 6:30:06 PM | | It's not very common, but certainly possible. My best friend is a girl and it really is a fantastic friendship, we've never so much as kissed and have absolutely no plans on doing anything sexual together. We have had to talk about it, but only because all our friends thought we either were, or should be, sleeping together! | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 7:19:14 PM | | I agree, it's not common but it can happen. I guess it all boils down to honesty and what's important. I have male and freinds I would trust with my deepest secrets and wouldn't trade any of them. I think you just have to be clear what your intentions are and be consistant with your expectations. I'm not a jealous person and would only have a problem with my partner having a friend of the opposite sex if he refused to introduce us. Only then would I think he had something to hide. Honsety is not only telling the truth but also not with holding information. Be honest. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 10:50:33 PM | | Well I've NEVER been friends with a girl without eventually something happening... but everyone else seems to think it's possible so I dunno. Personally if I'm in a relationship with a girl I get a little worried if she has "guy friends". Especially if she's going out spending time alone with them... that just doesn't seem appropriate. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/11/2008 11:28:15 PM | I have had platonic male friends before. Currently I have been dating a man since the begining of the year and by the 2nd. date we agreed to just be friends because he had a girlfriend in another state. It has worked rather well for both of us.. He has been a perfect gentleman.. and very very generous financially .. quite possibly current to date the best man I have dated from this site. And the cool thing is that I was free to pursue more romantic relationships... so it was a win win situation for me.. Funny that in the end the guy I was involved with romantically wasn't half the man this man has been tod me.. I have considered writing an essay about my escapades with these two men and call it "A Tale Of Two Men".. hehehe.. I learned a lot.. that the charcter of a man is proven out by the way he treats you.. not in what he says.. but what he does. Because romantic one told me what a good man he was.. yada yada yada.. Platonic guy SHOWED me what a good man he was... that is a huge difference.
Now though there is a fly in the ointment.. he was scheduled to move out of state to be near girlfriend again.. he found out she was cheating on him with an ex boyfriend.. not such a big deal but she has hidden his relationship with her from the ex boyfriend.. so now my platonic friend is not moving.. and he no longer has a girlfriend..
Hmmm what's a girl to do...
For me the key to a platonic friendship with a man is boundaries... both parties have to agree to boundaries then stick to them. It can be very rewarding to have such a friend.
Now I have heard it said by other men that a man will only be friends with a woman.. and hang with her if he is attracted to her and would sleep with her if he had a chance..I think that is probably true.. since I am such a raving beauty how could a man resist me.. buahahahah (jokin).
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/26/2008 4:01:02 PM | Nope i don't think its possible especially being friends after being intimate....
Has anyone seen the policeman vs fireman on youtube? Its pretty funny. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/26/2008 4:33:24 PM | ^^^
Ahahahahahahaha.  (The video)
I think men and women can be friends if they were intimate but not romantically involved for a long period of time. There's no jealousy and they know they aren't a good match for a relationship so they make good friends. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/26/2008 8:20:21 PM | | he's a womenizer. Ya men can have women friends but if he puts u down and makes u feel like a fool that says he doesn't respect u or your feelings. My opinion, in his mind your an object to fulfill his desires not a women. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/26/2008 8:32:33 PM | it depends on the sex-drive of both friends and it depends on if theyre single and if theyre is attraction between them i guess.
i have a hard time believing that 2 people that are single for example.that have both normal sex drives and wich are attracted to each others wont end up doing something if theyre both alone at night hanging around watching a movie on the couch lol. | |
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| Can men and women be friends without sex?
Posted: 4/26/2008 8:37:54 PM | i have alot of guy friends that i have never slept with but thats mostly because they slep with my best friends sister and man i would never want anything near me thats been there.. Not because shes got something but because shes like a sister to me.. compleatly off limits!
If someone knows that sleeping around in a friendship would most likely ruin the friendship later then yes,they can be friend without having sex... | |
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