Men and Women Just Being Friends

It is thought for it to be impossible just for men and women just to be friends. It's found that from research, it is hard to have such a relationship because of the possible attraction to one another. 
The boundaries between two people of the different sexes are sometimes minunderstood and can ruin a relationship. Men have different impluse controls than woman. It's thought that just because a man finds a woman beautiful doesn't mean they necessarly want to be with them. However, the famous saying for this type of situation is "Familiarity leads to intimacy." The relationship between two people may change over time, but it is rare. People have troube accepting this but it's just become part of life for good friends to fall for each other.
Question: Do you think that a man and a woman who are both heterosexual can just be friends? or do you think that if a man and woman are friends, that they will become "more than friends," over time?

11 comments:

Nadiyah Bell said...

Yes, I think that a man and women who are both heterosexual can just be friends. Just because they are the opposite sex doesn't mean that they will be attracted to each other. Some people might prefer to have friends of the opposite sex because they think less drama will occur. Others like to have friends of the opposite sex to get advice in their relationships. They might see it helpful to get a point of view from the opposite sex.

Jazmin Ortiz said...

Yes, i do believe that a heterosexual man and woman can be friends and not have sexually relations. It is every possible for two people to enjoy each others company without having a sexual interest. Maybe it is up to the people in question because some people can have relationships that are only friends but others can’t be friends with the opposite sex.

bcosta said...

yes, i strongly beleive that heterosoxual men and woman can be friends and not have any sexual relations or intimacy for each other.Each Male and Female have different approaches to that situation. In many cases, people of the oppisite sex hve become friends, its up to an individual wheteher or not to put certain boundries between each other.

Vicki Sanborn said...

No, i don't believe that heterosexual men and women can be friends without at least one having feelings toward the other person. In my opinion, most friendships end up at some point having some sort of attraction whether its something like being 'in love', having a friend crush or just thinking that the friend is attractive. You can still have be friends and think they're attractive but quite frankly that is still not staying on the friend basis. In my experience, i have witnesses and been a subject to co-ed friend groups and at one point or another, whether it was a lull for a persons love life or just another day, a guy has liked a girl friend or a girl has liked a guy friend. it is bound to happen and no one can stop it. Some of the best and successful relationships fall out of being friend's first.

KatieMay said...

Yes, I believe that a man and a woman who are both heterosexual can be just friends. I believe this because it is possible to be friends with someone without having feelings for them because everyone is attracted to different types of people. I don't believe that over time feelings will develop and they will become more than friends because not everyone is interested in being with each other on a sexual level.

-Katie May

sara s said...

I do think that a man and woman who are both heterosexual can be just friends. I think even if one person became attracted to the other, wouldn't necessarily mean that there would be anything more than friendship between the two people. I think it is possible for a man or a woman to control those attractions and continue being friends with the person of the opposite sex without it turning into a deeper relationship.

Sara Siviski

Unknown said...

In my opinion I think that a man and a woman who are both heterosexual can’t just be friends. Because either one of them may have more feelings for the other person. And over time I do believe it could be possible for the both of them to finally have the same strong feelings for each other to the point where they will become “more than friends.”


Olivia Marczyk

cvalverde said...

I believe that a man and a woman who are both heterosexual can be friends without being in a relationship over time.Both can help each other out with problems that the opposite sex might not know how to solve.

Michelle said...

Yes, I believe that men and women, who are heterosexual, can be friends without turning it into a more serious relationship. I have many guy friends, a few even have been my friends since middle school, and their isn't have thought of a relationship more than just friends...plus I know the feeling is mutual. Men and women cannot be attracted to each other physically or mentally and still want to be really close, like any other friendship. For example what if you know one of your best guy friends is a scumbag and just can't have only one girl in his life...are you as a girl going to fall for something like that, probably not.

nick minutelli said...

I believe that it is possible for heterosexual men and women to stay friends throughout time without them having becoming more then friends. I have girls that are friends and i think of them as my guy friends, just friends. People all the time find both unattractive and have only friendly attractions between each other.

Danielle Pelkowski said...

I believe that it is possible for women and men to remain friends because a friendship has more factors than just attraction, you can have many thing is common with someone and never look at them in that way or have stronger feelings for them. An example of this is a boy that I have known since i was little, we have known eachother for so long and share a lot of things in common which makes us so close but both of us could never look at eachother in a way than more than just friends because we both know that that is the way it should be.
-Danielle Pelkowski