Can Guys and Girls be freinds without something more?

[Jamestown10]

Can men and women be freinds? If you were their boyfriend / girlfriend would you be concerned?

Yes

No

[Rosexøxø]

No they can’t but there’s exceptions because though there are limits there’s really nothing we can't accomplish.

Its rare to find people with the same beliefs like that but it’s possible. It’s difficult especially when we live in a society that promotes the porn industry and childhood romance and rom-coms.

Even some horrors and action movies and mysteries even could have tidbits of romance before the “doom,” and such.

Like for instance-

If a guy is paralyzed from the waist down and has no feeling in his junk and needs assistance, he may not be as sexual (I’m not entirely sure lol) also asexual men or low driven ones would be able to pair up as a friend quite nicely with some girl who wasn’t into romance and didn’t feel any kind of desperation for male companionships, but just casual and compatible friendships.

They would be able to become friends for certain, and if they idealize and want to one day be married for whatever reason, they can then consider if they wish to extend their friendship to another level, or keep it the same, if they’re both having self-control of emotions and urges.

That’s an extreme version, but it’s still possible for a good “few people,” who basically, and essentially, VALUE other things more than sex and romance/ “mushies.”

The last thing to consider (I mean a persons goals and MORALS play parts but), men and women who are in LARGE social circles can have access to more friends considering they date exclusively to someone already, or they hang out with just THAT many people that they don’t catch feelings for anyone.

Being busy, distributing bonding with a larger cluster of people, and already having sexual urges met- either with their own private-life partners, friends with benefits, or solo aid lol.

Possibilities are endless, but when people limit themselves from friends/ eventful and adventurous living/ lives, and if they have urges, limit themselves to how they help release or care for their urges, of course they’re going to (intentionally/unintentionally) sabotage those close-knit or newly blossoming relationships, and they will encounter more emotional roadblocks, along the way.

So give yourself options people! If you want friendships, that is.

If you are primarily seeking companionship to date, then yeah, make that clear to the people you meet and encounter.

[Rosexøxø]

Voted yes they can, but if they don’t busy themselves and properly care for themselves, they’ll run into issues.

How much do they want that friendship as well?

[whereismyjohnny]

Yes, it's possible if the two are mature, have self-control and know how to respect boundaries.

[whereismyjohnny]

As for your second question, I would be okay with my partner having female friends.

[Guy13]

No it is not feasible for simple common sense reasons. Are you friends with people you dislike or that you are not attracted too in some way? NO, you only have friends that are attractive you in some way. Sometimes so much that you entrust your deep secrets and highly emotional charged data to Friend rather than boy/girlfriend.

This is cheating so NO men and women are never platonic friends. We are always one martini away from friends with benefits.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

Of course they can. Rag Tagg and Jelly would be a good example

[Blackcupcake]

yes they can be just friends, and no I have no concerns about my man having female friends because I am not insecure.

[SweetTwistedSatanist]

It's possible but not everyone can do it.