Can a man and woman ever have a completely platonic relationship with no underlying feelings or motives (assuming both parties are straight)?

[nopedydoo]

i saw a tik tok where all the women answered yes to that question; however, all the men said no. is it true that men are never friends with a woman simply to be friends? that they always have some underlying desire to have a romantic or sexual relationship with them?
it is just surprising to me because some of my friends are males, and its just a weird thought to have. to me, theyre just friends and literally nothing more... so do they feel the same about me?

Yes

No

Depends

[Effably]

Look. You're using the magical word of Can. Of course it is possible. So the answer is yes.
Is it likely? Probably more of a no than a yes.
How likely?

Its estimated that roughly half of everyone in a Boy/Girl friendship (featuring either bi- or heterosexual people) end up interested in the other person at some point. Not forever, but for a while.

As such we get the lovely situations of:

Both interested: 25%
One interested: 50%
None interested: 25%

So roughly 1/4 times it should work. How's that for approximation?

[Hawner]

It is perfectly possible. We can have female friends and not want anything sexual with them.

[douride2]

I have had a guy friend since back in grade school. Nothing sexual was ever brought up. If he has had thoughts other wise about me he has never made a move on them.

[talloak]

Of course not all guys are like that. A tiny sample in these videos doesn't mean much beyond the point the editor wanted to make.

[DavidFox]

My best friend is a girl. It’s great because she asks advice about guys she dates and I can about girls.

[Iron_Man]

Only if there’s no sexual attraction towards each other

[nopedydoo]

how common do you believe that is though?

[Iron_Man]

Not very common

[BeachLuvR97]

I don't know which option to pick, from reading your post. The guys are not just "buddies" with you. They see you as more.

[nopedydoo]

what makes you think that?

[BeachLuvR97]

You have no idea how much that the male brain is dominated by physical attraction.

[nopedydoo]

but what evidence from my post makes you think my friends see me as more? i just said i have male friends...

[BeachLuvR97]

It's because they are guys. I know how guys think. As a very modest guy, in my mind, girls are not "just friends."

[MountAverage]

Umm, of course? Most people people have friends of the other gender. Don't tell me you didn't know that...

[bklynbadboy1]

As long as there is no mutual attraction then yes but if there is then its impossible

[Anonymous]

Not with me; but then I've been single for the last 22 years. So that might be why I always think about women sexually/romantically.