This is sooo true my best friend is a guy and there is absolutely no sex involved! we take care of each other, talk about everything and just have fun hanging out.

cutiekim, I agree! My closest friends are males ( I dont vibe with chicks too much..lol), and we have the most fun, watch sports together, never any sexual relations..And its nice to have a male best friend with nothing going on because they have great insight on how men operate..

Absolutely!!! I have plenty of male friends who respect me as woman, with no sexual intent. Most of my friends are male. Women are too catty at times. Some have a lot of drama and I don’t have problem with giving advice, but I can’t deal with it on a daily basis. I can count on my hand of how many close female friends I have. I wish there were more positive women out there to hang with!

It can happen. I’ve had a few female friends in the past that I’ve never been intimate with. One in particular happened like this- When we met, we both were attracted to one another, but neither of us said anything about that. We met and she was going through a bad break-up at the time and I helped her to deal with it every day. We stayed in the ‘Friend Zone’ for about 5 years seeing each other go through dates/relationships and giving each other a shoulder to cry on and moral support/re-enforcement when necessary before we both found out how each other truly felt. But, by then, it was too late. She was in another serious relationship. And soon after, so was I. Now she’s married with kids and we’re no longer in contact. We’d still be cool with each other if we ever run across each other again, though. I feel that it’s best that we did things the way we did them. So, yes. It can and does happen. (There’s MUCH MORE to this story, but I’m trying not to write an Autobiography here! lol) I feel that if the two of you make great friends, you SHOULDN’T take the chance of ruining that friendship by starting a relationship. You could end up losing everything. Relationship, Friendship and all. ;-) [This Has Been A Public Service Announcement]

Yeah it can happen.. My best friend is a guy and we never shared benefits…LOL But after years of being friends I learned he wanted to be more but I didn’t see him like that. We did everything together. I been there thru his girlfriends, him getting shot, etc…

I have plenty women friends who I have not got off in. We hang out here and there. talk about this and that and there is no sex involved. That is not to say I dont wanna get them guts, I just know what the relationship is. sex would mess it up cause other types of feelings would get involved. Its good to have some women in ur life just friends, friends u can turn to in good and bad times. In fact I done had some women friends come thru for me quicker than some of the dudes I know. they really ride or die. I could go on but my paoint has been made

I got females friends who im not trying to get with….

BUT they either about the Knowledge and upliftment…. or they about that paper…. or BOTH

I treat em like I treat my nagas…

possible but there’s a lil tension there and both have thought about it.
and from my experience, as long as the male remains uncommitted (bachelor),the female has it in her mind that he is an option for her when she’s ready to settle. she won’t introduce him to and females she knows and will act jealous when they’re hanging out and another female checks him out.

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it can happen either way ..so just keep it real and tell her that you wanna try but friendship is more important than sex….and it last a whole lot longer..

some friendships need only sex……then things will be clear love it or leave alone…dont get hooked on love …a f**k is only a f**k between friends

If the woman is a H-O-T-T-I-E,I’d be her friend; if she’s not involved with ANYONE, then a hot dog in the bun in on the horizon…….

Glad you capped off the article by mentioning, “Either Gender” having possible “Ulterior Motives”. That’s important to remember. Really tired of hearing men get the brunt of the criticism for this, while there are plenty of women that either cooperate with, or do the same thing.

No it’s not meant to be. We are made to fit one another. Anything other than that is un-natural.. In other words difficult to maintain over a long period of time. But I guess it won’t stop people from trying. Have at it.

hey i’ve done it i got a friend and i kick it with her as much as i do with my boys and sex has never came up. we club hop drink go to shows…. even to the gym together for 5 years now. we even kick relationship advice back and forward and yeah sometimes it helps to have a perspective from the opposite sex

Of course we can, but I’m not going to want just friends if I want that woman by my side. At that point, either I get it going or I get gone. But regular, day to day women, I’m cool with all my lady friends that I don’t care to bone them or even think of it, unless I’m really really bored, then a thought might pop up. I’m not going to act on anything unless I want to be with that woman for a very long time though.

YOU MUST BE GAY IF YOU FRIENDS WITH A FEMALE AND DON’T WANT TO F**K HER

well i can’t. unlesss she is ugly, we can.