Do you believe that man and woman can have pure friendship?

Yes I believe one can have a pure friendship between the two. Why are we still living in that same rusty thought of the old world where man and women could be friends and friends only was not acceptable. Why cant we accept the fact that yes they can have pure friends. Dont degrade love so much. If one knows a 100 people from the opposite gender, does that mean there will be 100 relationships. They can be just friends.

I believe a girl and a boy can be very good friends and nothing else. Though we have seen lots of friends transforming into love couples but that doesn't mean each and everyone who is friends with the opposite gender is after that or is going to do it sooner or later.

Why not, they can have pure relationship and friendship. it all depends on their own outlook and thinking. If they want to cross the limits nobody can help!

I think a man an d a woman can have a true friendship. Since they are different genders, so they can have a real friendship because they won't envy to each other. For example, even if you have good female friends, but sometimes they will be jealous to you and therefore their suggestions may not be good all the time. I love China

I used to believe that. But when I consider one of my friends as a good friend. I feel he likes me. So, I think if you want to have pure friendship, don't let him misunderstand the friendship between you and him.

I believe in some ways that a man and a woman can sure have pure friendship. But I guess there is this so-called exception. Sometimes in a friendship with the opposite you either develop a feeling for that guy/girl or you could have been simply be buddies. Most of my guy friends disagree with this because most of them thinks that whenever they like someone,their first move would probably be seeking a connection with the girl first and that involves friendship. But some also like for example childhood friends, they tend to be friends up to when they grow up, while some has some kinda mutual connection one way. We can't really end a word by saying that, "We're only friends til the end" because as what we may know, we'll never know what will probably happen next or rather time is a bit unpredictable. Rather than concluding on plainly believing only in friendship, be at least open-minded on some issues above it. He's a guy and she's a girl.,opposite attracts and that's human nature.^^

I think it is hard to say and well debated matter. But i think it is possible to be just friends. May be self control is required for that.

I believe a man and a woman can b friends and just friends. It is possible to connect with someone but not want to sleep with them.It may be rare when two people connect intellectually and not romantically but it can happen.

hello vivian! i believe a man and a woman can have pure friendship without having any other special feelings for each other. i have good friends who are guys and i can honestly say that i don't have any secret feelings for them and neither do them. this is for sure because they are not just my type and i am definitely not their type. LOL we are there for each other entirely for friendship. we stand by with each other through thick and thin. i have a guy friend who i am very close with. some people actually gossip about us thinking that we have developed some kind of special relationship but they are totally wrong. its just that we can relate to each other very well. we have almost the same kinds of problems and we treat our problems in almost the same way. but i only see him as a friend, more like a brother. and he's the same with me. he sees me like a sister. and that's all there is to it. ^^

Yes I beleive so. A man and a woman can be best of friends only. i have a number of male freinds whom I can reaaly count on in some trying times. That what you call a friend when you can discuss anything under the sun and count on if you nee them.

Yes I do believe that there can be total friendship between people of the opposite sexes but still in this world as advanced as it is there seems to be a serious no no on it.

Yes, there are some who can maintain pure friendship with their relationship. One of my very best friend is a man. I am a lady. Our relationship is just pure friendship. He will tell me his secrets about women and everything. I will also tell him about my secrets. We can trust each other because if not we are doing blackmail if we will spread our secrets. He ask advise from me and I also ask advise from him. My feelings for him are only for friendship and the same way with him to me. He is now happily married and I am also happy with my boyfriend. Before his wedding, he even ask their wedding planner if it could be possible that his best man is lady. The planner just laugh. Until now, our friendship is still the same.

I do think that a man and a woman can have a true platonic friendship. Nothing more and nothing less. Not all things or friendships for this matter always have motives. Sometimes, one just really want to be a good and true friend to the other gender. I speak from personal experience. Since elementary, I have always been friends with this guy. He is my best friend even until now. We both have a purely platonic friendship. Actually, we always update each other on our love lives. Take note, he is a real guy. haha. I think your friend is a bit jaded. Sorry but true. My guy friend and I never thought to enter into a relationship. We actually both laughed so hard when someone asked if we ever thought of being boyfriend and girlfriend.

hello,wivianchen. of course i believe man and woman can have pure friendship.because i have several woman friends all the time.i really likes them,but never think about love,or benefits or something else.i just like to play with them.talk with them,share feelling with them,when i have some ideas i will very will to tell them,so do they,the like to be together with me too.we all have our own girl friends or boy friends.we are pure friends.

Hi, I do believe that a man and a woman can be just friends. I have two best friends. One is a woman and one is a male. My male friend, we have known each other all of our 46 yrs. He is one year older than me. We grew up together, went to school together, partied together. Raised kids together. I love him with all of my heart. Now since I moved 45 minutes away, I do not see him as much I use to. I think of him as a brother that I never had. There is no sleeping together. Pure friendship.

yes i totally believe that a man and a woman can have pure friendship. that's what we call a platonic friendship isn't it? i have a few male friends whom i am very close to. my partner also knows them and we go out together. we all like our friends to be humourous and fun to be with right? the gender doesn't really matter much. i believe as long as we can get along well, any one can be a friend. cheers

I once thought a man and woman can be the greatest of friends. I had a really good friend in a male. We had been great friends for 4 and half years. I had been there for him through the last year of his marriage, seperation, divorce, single life and the start of a new relationship. I was there giving him support to keep his moral spirits up. I was there, to share his highs in life. I thought he was there for me too in the same way. Giving me support when I was feeling down and I felt that he was there when I was able to share some highs in life. He was a friend that support me like no other friend has. I respected him and felt that he respected me. He was certainly a rare gem of a friend. A gem that I didn't want to risk of losing ever. Until one day, I was suppose to have lunch with his new woman but I ended up cancelling because my husband was at home sick. It was from here that all that had changed. He stopped talking to me. If I was making mistakes when it it come to socialising with his new woman, no one was telling me. I even asked her straight out if she was comfortable with me. She told me she was comfortable with me but she ended up going to her partner/my friend that she was not comfortable. I assumed that she was ok with me from what she said to me but according to my friend, she was not ok with me. She had lied to some one. He even accused me of things or thoughts I didn't do or think. It was really upsetting. So 10 months later, I don't have my best friend because of what had happened. I hope for his happiness, he never finds out the real truth. I could imagine, if he does find out, he would be so hurt that he trusted his partner was telling the truth. The damage is done. I am so glad that I am not in her shoes if he finds out the real truth of what she has done. A man and a woman can be the best of friends providing that there is no jealousy from the respective partners. If there is Jealousy, it is either the friendship has to go or the relationship has to go because jealousy will make it difficult for all involved.

VERY good question...This has been a difficult question to answer when people ask or discuss this with me. I think as much as we would like to say it can be done, I don't think it can, I think at least one of teh two will have or develop some sort of emotional bond if nothing else with the other person and it will never be purely friendship, no matter how sercertive the peron is about their feelings. I am talking about close friendships by the way (which is not easily defined) but I think the closer the less likely ther eis nothing more than freindship going on.

hey!! i am not sure because in my case my past bf and my present bf were both my good friends to start with and then we kind off hook up afterwards. And i don't think i can be best friends with a guy because the unknown feelings will always be there. huh!! I personally find guys more easy to get along with than girls though but no best friends with guys except my bf. huh!!

Yes, I think it is possible. I think usually either the man or the woman have feelings for the other, but as long as they don't act on them, they can remain friends with no problems. My first boyfriend and I are still friends. He is married, and so am I, but he will always be a friend. We just ended up that way. He's a great guy and one that I don't want to lose as a friend. My husband isn't jealous when I talk to him at all. He knows the history but trusts that I will never act on any feelings I might have. And I won't.