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Can a platonic friendship between a single man and a woman exist?

  • Shreeja Pillai

    Why not?

    By Shreeja Pillai

    Quite possible. In case of an online long distance relationship, or if either or both of them prefer same sex partners. Jokes apart, check out your own group of friends. There has to be one of the opposite sex with whom you share a platonic relationship.

  • Jake Hansen

    Straight guys... seriously... get over yourselves...

    By Jake Hansen

    i'm gay and i have plenty of non-romantic relationships with guy-friends i see no valid reason a straight guy can't have a platonic relationship with a woman...

  • Liam Lentas

    Equality

    By Liam Lentas

    I personally have a very very very good best girl friend. I used to like her but i no longer do. she is just like one of my guy friends, i can tell her anything just like a guy! She has a boyfriend so we are just friends :)

  • Nathan Scott

    Yes

    By Nathan Scott

    Known from experience, a properly evolved man can have a proper relationship with a woman without any particular sexual expectations.

  • Samantha Kanofsky

    There are more than one sexual orientation!

    By Samantha Kanofsky

    I have lots of single gay men friends ;)

  • Veronica Dugan

    Depends on when you met

    By Veronica Dugan

    If a guy and a girl became friends in school then yes. After that, no way.

  • Brian Kennedy

    No

    By Brian Kennedy

    Not if either has physical attraction towards the other. A guy may be able to be friends with a hot chick - but it is not his preference.

  • Mike Swapp

    Only if he's gay or overweight....

    By Mike Swapp

    If the woman is not attracted to the man, or the man is not attracted to the woman it is easy.

  • Kimberly Small

    No

    By Kimberly Small

    Men and women may begin as friends but in my experience in life that does not continue. Men and Women are by nature are sexually drawn to one another and to say that does not exist is to lie to oneself !!

  • Roxy Regev

    No

    By Roxy Regev

    Since the women will assume she is not attractive enough, thus she will be affected.

  • Anne Huang

    Harry was right, Sally got it all wrong!

    By Anne Huang

    If you haven't seen it, this is how "When Harry meets Sally" starts:

    Harry evinces the view that "Men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way" ... even with ones "he finds unattractive". Sally disagrees, claiming that men and women can be strictly friends without sex.
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