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Can Men And Women Just Be Friends?

By Deborah Bennett, Senior Editor May 27, 2009 2:00 pm

Can men have friendships with women that are nonsexual in nature? Even with the best intentions, being friends with someone of the opposite sex can be filled with challenges and fuzzy areas that–if not handled correctly–can doom a relationship before it even really begins.

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TAGS: Friendship, Opposite Sex, platonic, relationships, work spouse
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  • samsthewon
    samsthewon
    7-28-2009 1:41 pm

    If they’re physically attracted to each other…at the start.Then absolutely not…cause eventually,she’s gonna be wearing something really sexy..and lookin really sexy.He might be lookin good one day to the lady…knowing you’re already attracted to each other.Something’s definately gonna happen…you’d just be fooling yourselves!!!…On the other hand,no physical attraction involved what so ever.Then yes absolutely!

  • carolinaboy3
    carolinaboy3
    6-1-2009 12:30 am

    Hell Naw! God gave women breasts for a reason….

  • carolinaboy3
    carolinaboy3
    6-1-2009 12:29 am

    Hell Naw! God gave women breats for a reason….

  • different_mentality
    different_mentality
    5-31-2009 6:45 am

    I THINK ITS COOL I FTHAT FRIEND HAS ALWAYS JUST BEEN A FRIEND NO SEX OR FEELINGS INVOVLED BUT IF THIS SO CALLED FRIEND IS SOMEONE HE USE TO HAVE SEX WITH ..I DONT THINK ITS ACCEPTABLE

  • SexyOne4U704
    SexyOne4U704
    5-30-2009 4:08 am

    Yes! Most of my friends are men and they don’t get the benefits. Just depends on the boundaries that are set between the two.

  • SexyOne4U704
    SexyOne4U704
    5-30-2009 4:06 am

    Yes! Most of my friends are men and they don’t have the benefits. Guess it just depends on the boundaries you set between one another.

  • opuskey
    opuskey
    5-29-2009 1:51 pm

    WOW, because am married or have a girlfriend, I cannot have or keep any female friends? now thats bull. Now men you have to play fair, if its ok to have female friends it shouldn’t be a problem if your gurl keep her male friends.

  • davettalashley
    davettalashley
    5-29-2009 10:41 am

    Sure, they can.

  • SoUtHeRnStRoKe1
    SoUtHeRnStRoKe1
    5-28-2009 11:18 am

    I have more Male friends than Female friends…..so yes its possible.

  • Yoshi-Doe
    Yoshi-Doe
    5-27-2009 6:58 pm

    No doubt men and women can be friends, those are some of the best friends you can have in life.

  • INGPRICES
    INGPRICES
    5-27-2009 5:18 pm

    THE friendship thing is all that we do in CHiCago – we call it not HANDCUFFING – or Cutty – duh hh hh

  • sexualcoco1
    sexualcoco1
    5-27-2009 4:35 pm

    my closet friend is a guy and he is the one that I talk to the most and knows the skeltons that not even my own sisters know….he does not judge like my female friends do…when I need advice about guys…he is the 1 I go to and vice versa. Yeah men and women can be friends without the problems.

  • CrystalCry
    CrystalCry
    5-27-2009 4:26 pm

    H

  • COOL_HAND_JAKE
    COOL_HAND_JAKE
    5-27-2009 4:07 pm

    my “best” friend is a chic. and we get along just fine. we even share relationship, and “other” things with each other. btw, she is sexy as hell!

  • broke_as_ajoke
    broke_as_ajoke
    5-27-2009 2:57 pm

    i hope this chic aint driving…

  • FoxxyCrystal
    FoxxyCrystal
    5-27-2009 2:40 pm

    Itss possible my bestfriend is a guy and we get along just fine.. no problems or fuzzy areas.

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