[Rick29776]

Of course. Do you think married couples all practice spouse-swapping? Do you think there are no gay men with lesbian friends?

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Name : Rick29776, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, City : Springfield, State : OH, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[KH]

I think that on the whole, women and men cannot be friends and mutually see each other as only friends, because one side is always interested in being more than just friends. More often than not, the two become friends because one side is somewhat/subconsciously attracted to the other. Speaking as a man, I severely doubt that any man with an extremely attractive female friend desires only friendship. We approach and befriend women because we like something about them, i.e. personality, physical attribute, etc. Now of course there are exceptions to every rule. In the rare cases in which women and men can truly be just friends, both sides must have no interest or physical attraction to each other whatsoever. Then there’s no question whether either side wants to take the friendship to the next level.

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Name : KH, Gender : M, Age : 25, City : Los Angeles, State : CA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[Amanda31483]

I was in the military and worked around many men. Many of the guys I worked with treated me as a kid sister and looked out for me. But I was married and my husband believed it was impossible to be just friends. He forbade me to talk to any guy – ever. To make a long story short, his attitude drove me away. If there is trust and love, there can be such a thing as just friends.

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Name : Amanda31483, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 24, City : Bradenton, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Stay-at-home mom, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Lauren]

It is very possible for males and females to just be friends. But I also think there is some sort of attraction there, either one-sided or mutual. The attraction is natural, though, because something obviously brings them to each other, and usually that thing broadens the interest in the other.

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Name : Lauren, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Native Hawaiian, Religion : Christian, Age : 19, City : Edmond, State : OK, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[M.]

Only if one or both are gay. I used to believe it was possible, but it just does not seem to be. There is always that tension in the air.

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Name : M., Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, City : Agawam, State : MA, Country : United States, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Z. Michael]

It is very possible for men and women to be just friends – as long as each knows the intentions of the other. Just be honest and straight up with them.

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Name : Z. Michael, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 19, City : Springfield, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Producer, 

[Ben]

Definitely. I have several female friends who I have no interest in romantically, and I have no doubt that they feel the same way. Many men may not be able to have female friends, but there are a lot of men who can as well.

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Name : Ben, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 25, City : Morgantown, State : WV, Country : United States, Occupation : salesperson, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[James]

My freshman year of high school I would have thought it was impossible. I was romantically or sexually interested in all my female friends. Now I have very deep, personal relationships with three women, one of whom I dated for two years and who is now one of my best friends, one who is like another sister, and one whom I can talk to for hours on end about anything in general. I find all of them to be absolutely gorgeous. However, obviously with the latter two I’ve never considered anything romantic or sexual with them.

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Name : James, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Acknowledgement of a non-specific higher power, Age : 17, City : Denver, State : CO, Country : United States, Occupation : Baskin Robbins scoop peon, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

[Kristina26249]

Men are generally sex-driven, and women are relationship-driven. Given the constructs of a friendship, it is much easier for things to go into a romantic realm if that’s what one or both parties desire. In fact, it is my belief that romantic relationships are only different from friendships in that they involve sex, and a long-term committment. I think the only true way men and women can be friends is if both are involved in their own romantic relationships that they are satisfied in, or if they do not find each other sexually attractive.

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Name : Kristina26249, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 21, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : Transcriber, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

[J-K]

I’ve had many non intimate girl friends, especially in college, but recently, I came across this website that explained male/female relationships very clearly. I assure you, this website is worth checking out. http://www.intellectualwhores.com/masterladder.html Basically, this website describes how men and women size each other up and how their perceptions affect their relationships.

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Name : J-K, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Age : 20, City : rochester, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

[Mike McGrinder]

A man can have a dog for a friend, a man can even have whiskey for a friend. But when a man has a woman for a friend, he winds up drunk and kissing his dog!

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Name : Mike McGrinder, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Bokonist, Age : 43, City : Davie, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Machinist, Education level : Technical School, Social class : Middle class, 

[Lisa]

Absolutely! I work in a very male-dominated industry. I am usually the only female on the crew. I just happen to be a ‘tom-boy.’ The majority of my friends over the years have been male. It is true that one here and there admits having feelings, but all have enough respect for our friendship to talk to me about it. I have also lost some of my male friends to these feelings when they were not recipricated by me. I am truly ‘one of the boys’ and feel like I have 50 brothers who look out for me. However, this has not been good for my love life.

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Name : Lisa, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 29, City : Orlando, State : FL, Country : United States, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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