Can girls and guys only be friends?

Anonymous

Recently got invited by my new friend group, which consists of mainly boys. I’ve gotten close pretty quick with them, two of them in particular and I feel some kind of tension between us.

With Guy 1, we text pretty regularly, at least every week. We are the closest out of all of them and he’s pretty touchy. I thought he might like me however it’s not clear. Its borderline friendly flirting in some way and I always find him looking at me and then look away. He has met a girl pretty recently, but nothing has changed - he’s still texting me first thing in the morning, text all day (and it lasts for like two days), etc.

With Guy 2, we’re close but we mostly joke together. We don’t really text or chat. However, he has been pretty suggestive these past few weeks. He keeps looking at me and sort of invited me to have sex with him.

And I’m left wondering, can guys really only be platonically friends with a girl?

Can girls and guys only be friends?
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