Can Men & Women actually be friends?

Hey. The majority of my good friends are males, one of them a childhood friend, which I always put down to being bought up with brothers and 1 sister, so I know its definetly possible for women to be able to have male friends and not want more than the other...

It can happen I suppose but I have alot of friends that are male and female and a loving husband...I have a really good friend who is male that I talk to about my problems and he really helps and same with my female friends.

i should cherish this pure relationship coz it is really hard to have. i really appreciate for just being friends who can talk and chat wildly. but things are not always the way you want.when the relationship comes to a certain degree, both of you would consider a further relationship. and why?? is that how humans act? to be connected with sb? to be lovers? what's the hell on our minds going on?