Can men and women ever really be just friends?

Only you know if he is cheating or not but I am here to tell you I have been married for a lot of years and it sounds to me like you are trying to make excuses for him. Another thing my husband would be haveing no private conversations with anyone. You should have no secrets and he should be able to talk freely in front of you.

I think I can relate to your husands position, women tend to get comfortable with me and form a friendship without me giving it too much effort. I think that although you are married, which means a lot, you and your husband have to be careful and make sure you talk about these things openely, because anyone can make a mistake, no one is above being vulnerable to opposite s*x, or love or anything else given a good oportunity, no actual ties to that person, and belief that it is no way to get caught. MY ANSWER IS THAT ALL MEN AREN'T DOGS, NEITHER ARE WOMEN, BUT PUT ANYONE IN THE PRIME OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND YOU ARE JUST ASKING FOR SOMETHING TO TAKE PLACE. YOUR HUSBAND AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY OPEN AND SHARE A GOOD,HEALTHY DOSE OF COMMUNICATION, OTHER THAN THAT IT WILL BE FINE. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT BECAUSE I ALWAYS INCLUDE MY WIFE, AND ITS MORE OF A-"IF YOU CAN'T GET TO KNOW MY WIFE, YOU CAN'T GET TO KNOW ME KIND OF THING.

I dont think a manand woman can remain just friends.The thought of having a physical relationship will always come across.sooner or later and it is quite natural too.

yes of course, men and women can be just friend. as long they have good intentions on each other and the intention is just to be good friends therefore they can be friends. if you really trust your friend and i know you have, you have nothing to worry about that and you think that you husband is a good man.

I know how awkward it can get to be 'just friends'. Friends of mine put me in a difficult position. He thought his wife was cheating and he definitly was cheating. I was in a bar having a quiet drink when she bursts in full of tears and sat beside me and poured out her troubles. We went into a quiet corner to avoid her embarrasment and I quietly listened to all the storey and put my arm round her to comfort her - there, there sort of thing. Meanwhile, the owner of the bar had phoned husband to say that his wife was talking to 'another man'. Husband storms in and before I can explain he punches his wife and calls her a lot of bad names and me a rotter and drags her out. It took me days to convince him nothing was going on between us. In fact I'm not sure if he is convinced to this day! I'm happily married to the same girl for 37 years and we trust each other. And yes, it is possible for a man to be friendly with a woman but the rest of the world can't accept it.

Wow!!!! Did you say that they are going somewhere else and having "PRIVATE" conversations? This is extremely suspicious. If he is truly "just a friend" to them, then he should involve you. How does he feel when these women who have a need to confide in him? Does he like it or does he feel aggravated? Either way, I would be concerned. Yes, men and woman can be friends. But both parties have to feel that way, not just one way. If your husband is extremely faithful, then the "private" conversations should not even be happening. Anything that can be said to him in "private" can be said in front of you. I don't want to create a doubt for you, but never walk through a door with your eyes closed, there may be a bottomless pit on the other side. Another thing to consider, what is his opinion on you having male friends and you having "private" conversations? The best way to find out is to actually do this with a man you can trust and is truly your friend. Just please keep your eyes open. Best of luck and I hope things are just fine.

well i think they can be just friends cause i have a few guy friends like that i mean they are easy to talk to or just fun to hang out with and yes i have been accused o being after someone elses man which is so stupid cause i am married i guess it all has to do with your self esteem and your trust my friends old lady accused me of likin him but you know what i just have and always will get along better with men for that very reason

I am like your husband I have more "Girl Friends" than men. My wife at first did not understand this at first but then she was ok afterwards. I guess its ok if you see you husband do have some "Girl Friends" for as long as he confides and tells you everything that this girls are confiding to him. I am happy that there are women who tolerates this with their husband. But i guess you lower a little bit your tolerance on him because you'll never know there are women who are just like us men who likes hooking your husband away from you. But I guess womens intuition are very high on these matters when it happens.

I personally believe that men and women can be JUST friends. I have a guy bestfriend. I was always his partner in crime. From sneaking out to go gimmick or delivering flowers for him when he courts someone or even his gf. We have never really seen each other romantically because we have the same personality and ideas in almost anything. I feel that for a relationship to be romantic, both should have differences whereby you end up complimenting each other.

Men and women most definitely can be jsut friends. Anyone who doesn't think so just cannot themselves is all, and therefore they don't think anyone else can. i have many, many male friends. In fact, i have more male friends than i have female friends because i tend to get along better with males. i can tell you trust your husband very much and don't even think there is a possibility of him cheating. That is a good thing! That is how it should be! my significant other has several female friends, and i am GLAD he does. Gthis way he gets a female persepective from someone other than me and his mother. We're too close to him. He needs it from other women, too.

yah, i really think that man and women can be really just friends. i think you're just being too pranaoid or something. i don't know but i do have lots of friends that are boys and i still have them as friends until now. not unless you see something more than friendly acts between your man and her "girl friends". he's your husband.. after all you still have to trust him until you finally caught him on the act. lolz..

Of course it's possible to be just friends. I know this from experience, my best friend is female and I don't have feelings of that nature for her, and she certainly has none of them for me. Assuming it's not possible for this to happen would then imply that every man who's close with his sister is secretly in love with her, because men and women "can't have a platonic relationship".

yes ofcourse, According to me there is no need for checking weather friend is male or female. For me a good friend is always a good friend. A true friend always help us in the difficult situtation. But in some case we should have to keep certian limitation. otherwise in will gone beyeonds our hands. I think some jelousy people tell he and she had got some bad relation, i think there is no need for caring them. First of all we should do what ever we think its true.

I trust my husband just the same. However, girls are shady and just because your husband may see it as her just being a friend, that girl might have other motives. We just try to make sure our husbands remember that when they're with these female friends.

Men can be just friends with women. I have many friends who are guys and I think of them as nothing more than friends. As long as you feel that nothing is happening then people should respect that and not call him at work.

I think that men and women can be friends, and it isn't really a big deal. I've never heard of people going to the lengths of calling someone's boss, etc, unless they were in fact the injured spouse. Depending on your husband's profession, he might want to have it not appear so much like he could be cheating on you - people tend to believe rumours, and it could make him look bad.

Sure, I have some friends that are girls and I have no interest in having a relationship with them.

My husband like yours is really close to many women. They find him easy to talk to. Men and women can actually just be friends. As far as I'm concern if you trust your man then you have nothing to worry, but it's possible for a guy to be attracted to someone he totally despise. There's a certain amount of curiosity to it and this might actually keep him glued to that woman. Just be aware of everything that's going on between your husband and all these women so you'll know exactly where you stand. Good luck.

I honestly think they can. I have many male friends and there is nothing more between us than friends. My husband knows we are just friends and there never was and never will be anything else other than that between us. I don't think you are being naive.

yeah it can be happen,like on my neighbors before they are sweet couples but after a long relation they broke up...