man and woman: just friends?

Philippines
November 28, 2007 8:25pm CST
is it possible for men and women to be just friends without being romantic? the problem of course is the partners of the man and woman who are just friends... they are not happy with the situation especially when the man and woman who are just friends spend a lot of time together and go out together....
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@talisman (1300)
• United States
29 Nov 07
Of course men and women can be just friends. A friend is a friend regardless of their gender. If the partners of the friends aren't happy, it shows a lack of trust and a relationship can't survive without trust. It shows that it's a bad relationship to begin with. My best friend is a guy and that's all we've ever been, friends. I love him as a friend, too. My husband knows this and has even become friends with him, too. It's great.
• Philippines
29 Nov 07
thanks for sharing your opinion talisman
@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
29 Nov 07
Well, it is possible to be friends but to be together all the time or often, I think that it would cause jealousy to the partner. There is always a limitation between man and woman when they already have their respective partners... as long as they know their limit, its ok. But they dont have to take for granted their respective partners.
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• India
29 Nov 07
well this is a very question for which many people will have different opinion, its not possible to answer this question in just few sentences since it involves lot of permutations and combinations, you can answer this question at various levels and the result varies, so all i have to say is that the answer depends from person to person.
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• China
2 Jan 08
i think that they can just be friends. we all know that we have so many classmates,and some of them are boys. and they are just our friends instead of boyfriend.so it is certain that we can just be common friends. just be common friends ,we can talk with each other freely.and do not need to take too many things into account.
@yanxchick (250)
• United States
29 Nov 07
While I firmly believe a man and a woman could simply be friend, I feel that people have to go through the situation in their minds first. They have to sit there and ask themselves if this is somsone they want to be involved again. They probably don't ask themselves that exact question. It may not even be a concious thought, but I think it's an idea everyone at some point will entertain. I have plenty of guy friends and while most have remained friends, some have not. The best relationships often start out as friends. Another thing is if this person becomes a very good friend and you guys hang out often, people will ask questions about it, which will inevitable make you think about them in another light if you had not before.
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