The classic question: can men and women be platonic friends if some level of attraction is involved on one or both sides?

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I’m friends with a few people here — it’s purely platonic. We chat every day, but I’m not trying to make anything more out of it.

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They can be friends until an opportunity presents itself.

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This is correct.

Definitely. I’m married and have plenty of smoking hot female friends. I find them attractive but am not attracted to them personally

From a man’s perspective, there’s something fun and liberating about interacting with someone you “should” have an instinct to pursue but 0% want to. It’s tough to put into words but I find myself at some of my most relaxed and genuine when I hang out with my female friends. More emotional honestly, less weird silent competitiveness, and I’ve learned a lot about women from those friends that I then take home and apply to my marriage.

It’s weird and sad to me when people are like “out of respect for my wife I don’t have female friends.” It’s like saying out of respect to your butcher you don’t eat vegetables

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Dang…busted 😏

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I have several opposite sex friends that I would call for advice or help but have zero interest in anything more and nothing has happened

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Yes and yes. We are two different journeys in life

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I even found people flirt at work, not just two, but on a larger scale. Of course you can just say people are overly friendly to attractive colleagues too. But we can’t change the culture

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