Cute, although it makes it sound like women get more tnagible benefits from being friends with a man than men get form being pals with gals. That might be true.

Its a little passive agressive and risk aversive when it comes to handlig the posibility of real attraction.

If you think the guy or gal has potential try it out. If it ruins the friendship . . oh well.

I have to say that I have found it rather difficult to maintain a long-term friendship with a guy without one of us being interested in something more at one point or another.

We will often start out as friends when one of us is dating another, but when we both happen to be single at some point a few years down the road, it often turns to more.

I agree with whoever said that of course you get interested in your guy friends because why would you be friends with them if they weren't cool, fun and attractive guys? And why wouldn't you want to date someone who is cool, fun and attractive if the opportunity arose later on?

Sure, it can sometimes ruin a friendship but that may mean that your friendship wasn't that strong to begin with. A true friendship between two people who really care about each other can withstand quite a bit.

Between men and women there is no friendship possible. There is passion, enmity, worship, love, but no friendship.
Oscar Wilde

Good quote!!! Oscar always comes through... :)

i thought that it was possible for there to be platonic male-female relationships. but i have not been privy to it. all my male friends have told me in some form or another that they would pursue something more with me and there other female friends if the chance was presented to them.

most of my guy friends are former flings and boyfriends anyway. and those that are not ... are gay. is it possible? i'd have to agree with those of you that said that one of the people has feelings and is just afraid to show it. he or she would rather play the "friend card" then have the person out of their lives.

but i hate to have to admit that though.

He was gay! What the hell does he know?

LOL! I was thinking the same thing! :p

I think it is possible. Most of my close friends are male. I will admit that there have been a few that have approached the idea of being more than friends but I have been able to remain friends with them even though they have confessed feelings.

All of my guy friends are former boyfriends, or flings... and any guy friends that aren't former relationships have confessed feelings to me at one time or another.

So the theory works for me, while it might not work for others.

Its just saying that sexual attraction may form the basis of our male female friendships also . . to one degree or another.

All of my female friends in the past were attractive to me. And those unattractive to me didn't become my friends.

James,
you sound like my brother. he said that he has no unattractive female friends. i was amazed at that, but i guess he's not the only one.

I don't have unattractive male friends - why surround yourself with people you don't enjoy looking at?

I have to say, whenever a guy and a girl hang out a lot, everyone sort of assumes they're a couple. For instance, one of my best friends is a guy, and we're always together......I don't know how many people have been teasing us about that.