CAN MEN AND WOMEN JUST BE "FRIENDS"?

by Mary 119 Replies latest jw friends

  • Frog
    Frog

    yer sure you can, but not until you've navigated through that uncomfortable few moments when you both question whether or not there's more than friendship to your attraction. It's an icky stage, but it's worth getting through it to the other side:) Frog x

  • proplog2
    proplog2

    After 30 plus years of marriage that's about it - friends.

  • Frog
    Frog

    Platonic relationships: are they possible...the eternal question.

    I think underneath all the social conditioning we're all animals and we have animalike instincts to pro-create and spread our seed. At some point in time, if you spend a great deal of "quality" time with a person you're going to want to 'jump their bones' to pacify your inner animal, and make the time investment worthwhile. Frog

  • zagor
    zagor
    I think underneath all the social conditioning we're all animals and we have animalike instincts to pro-create and spread our seed. At some point in time, if you spend a great deal of "quality" time with a person you're going to want to 'jump their bones' to pacify your inner animal, and make the time investment worthwhile.

    "hear, hear!"

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere
    My previous post should have been addressed to elsewhere. My brother logged into this site for the first time tonight as a guest.....he is able to visit all but the members discussion site........he made a comment to me about how some of the threads seem to go downhill when it comes to language... and while I am a proponent of free speech....I think we need to keep in mind where the threads are started and who will be looking at them!

    Sorry about that. I normally don't talk like that, but sometimes when something upsets me my tongue just goes off on it's own.

  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere
    I think underneath all the social conditioning we're all animals and we have animalike instincts to pro-create and spread our seed. At some point in time, if you spend a great deal of "quality" time with a person you're going to want to 'jump their bones' to pacify your inner animal, and make the time investment worthwhile. Frog

    Hey Froggie, wanna play naked leap-frog?

    Oops, sorry, there goes my tongue again.

  • Undecided
    Undecided

    When you get my age that's about all you can be is friends.

    Ken P.

  • LouBelle
    LouBelle

    I actually asked a male friend of mine that question once. The answer came back that even though we are friends at times they / he does think about shagging her. I know it's crossed my mind. I've been attracted to some of my male friends but wouldn't take it further because we are such good friends.

    Yet ""they"" (whomever they are) say that being friends first can make things a lot better.

    So in answer to the thread to a certain degree one can remain platonic friends (a little bit of fantasy never hurt anyone)

  • greendawn
    greendawn

    It takes people of very great strength of character for a platonic relationship to work otherwise frustration easily sets in. Can a man invite a woman to his house time and again just for social visits?

    They say when members of the opposite sex meet the first thought at the back of their mind is to have sex together.

  • prophecor
    prophecor
    It's an icky stage, but it's worth getting through it to the other side

    I just adore, icky

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