I've had a few conversations about this in the short time span that is my life and I don't think I've gotten any closer to the answer. So I'm looking for other perspectives to help me understand. Share your stories / thoughts / ideas?
I think at some point your significant other becomes your best friend so if a man and woman are already best friends then, the only thing that would prevent romantic feelings from forming would be them not being physically attracted to one another. So basically, yes it can happen, but its very very rare.
I think this is a silly question... yes. They can be and they are constantly. As I write this male/female friendships are occurring all over the globe (:-o). A great romantic relationship grows from a pure friendship. That does NOT mean that from every pure friendship a relationship must (or wants to) grow. Women and men can be friends, but it is questions like this (a reflection of societal pressures), stereotypes, and of course, media influences, that prevent people from feeling safe in those relationships (safe meaning, people stay OUT of it, and just let it be a friendship). Some of my closest friends are men (and we've never been anything more) and my boyfriend is one of my best friends. I respect and love men.
Yeah. you can be friends. My friend Alex is like my little brother.
But there can also be weird in-betweens. My friend Matt and I are super close and everyone who meets us thinks we're together. We find each other attractive (but I don't know if you could say we're attracted to each other) so I don't know if I'd agree with the comment that "the only thing that would prevent romantic feelings from forming would be them not being physically attracted to one another". I guess it's really easy to have romantic-we-have-been-married-forever feelings, but I don't know about passionate fireworks feelings. Sometimes when you talk about EVERYTHING, it takes away the potential spark.
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ReplyDeleteif the girl is ugly enough
ReplyDeleteYes. But most guys and girls will at some point wonder what it would be like to have sex with him/her.
ReplyDeleteI think at some point your significant other becomes your best friend so if a man and woman are already best friends then, the only thing that would prevent romantic feelings from forming would be them not being physically attracted to one another. So basically, yes it can happen, but its very very rare.
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ReplyDeleteI think this is a silly question... yes. They can be and they are constantly. As I write this male/female friendships are occurring all over the globe (:-o). A great romantic relationship grows from a pure friendship. That does NOT mean that from every pure friendship a relationship must (or wants to) grow. Women and men can be friends, but it is questions like this (a reflection of societal pressures), stereotypes, and of course, media influences, that prevent people from feeling safe in those relationships (safe meaning, people stay OUT of it, and just let it be a friendship). Some of my closest friends are men (and we've never been anything more) and my boyfriend is one of my best friends. I respect and love men.
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ReplyDeleteby "friends" do you mean just friends or the ability to be friends (aka, can understand one another?)
ReplyDeleteYeah. you can be friends. My friend Alex is like my little brother.
ReplyDeleteBut there can also be weird in-betweens. My friend Matt and I are super close and everyone who meets us thinks we're together. We find each other attractive (but I don't know if you could say we're attracted to each other) so I don't know if I'd agree with the comment that "the only thing that would prevent romantic feelings from forming would be them not being physically attracted to one another". I guess it's really easy to have romantic-we-have-been-married-forever feelings, but I don't know about passionate fireworks feelings. Sometimes when you talk about EVERYTHING, it takes away the potential spark.
I don't think guys and girls can be just friends if they are attracted to each other
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