Can a clear friendship exist between a boy and a girl?

I have had several female friends with no intentions of anything more, it can, and does, work out. I know exactly what you're saying though, for some people the bond of friendship between them starts to feel like more, even if it isnt, and can lead to one or both falling in love. Of course I think it would be good to fall in love with, and possibly marry a woman that was my friend first, I think it would make the relationship go much smoother.

How did he 'court; you if your feelings for him were only as a friend? seems you feel guilty now, but you must have had hopes there would be some sparks, otherwise there would have been a perfect chance to tell him he is just your friend. two adults should be able to solve this issue and continue a great friendship.

I think it depends on the people involved. I don't have any close guy friends, but I have a lot of guy friends. I have had some guys want to go out with me, but I'm a lesbian so that doesn't present a problem for me. I have a few friends that are women as well, and that doesn't mean we want to go out with each other. I never really think of my friends like that. Friends are friends, and partners are separate. Although, I wouldn't rule out dating a friend if one ever came along that was my type and I was pretty sure that we'd like each other enough to stay together and not mess up the friendship.

i have a friend since i was in high school that up to this moment we are still good friends. so that would be around 20 years or more. we meet on a choral group when we are just in high school then from then on we became friends. we make sure that we have comminications. although i didnt have achance to be at his wedding for i was abroad because of work. we still chat from time to time and meet up on special ocassions but we are both busy woth our own family and lives as well. but it was a very clean friendship that i will cherish and proud to say.

I think it is impossible to exist clear relationship between a boy and girl.It is because sometimes one of them will fall in love like your problem.I have seen many reader's problem in newspaper that said they are fall in love with their friend and a lot of it is boy problem.The boy easily fall in love to their girl friend.They cannot accept if the girl not accept their love.Maybe girl and boy not should have a good friendship and just have usually friendship because one day,one of them will fall in love each other.It is good if both of them fall in love together but if not it will effect their friendship.

Yes why not . I have a boy who is my best friend since college and we remain friends now. Sometimes fall in love with friends cant avoided its because you are too close each other. That is the person whom you can trust to and tell whatever problems you have in life. I also happened to me . But I told him not to do that because I have already in my heart. But still we are friends because we talk about it.

yeah of course there's always a chance for one true friendship to flourish between a boy and a girl..i have this experience once in high school, one of my close friends is a guy who now become a missionary priest. it was just pure friendship we once shared and i still hope to keep in touch with him one of these days.

hi. it depends on the person. i haven't seen any good friendship between a girl and a boy in my life. however i have seen clear friendship in movies. i have seen my friends guy friends, start with friendship and eventually fall in love. so i guess practically it is quiet difficult.

hmm...you're in quite a pickle...im a girl and my experience is that its very hard to keep a friendship with guys...guys that i befriend at college always end up tryin to hook up with me and i always try to make myself clear by letting people know i'm taken. but i feel that my high school guy friends are easier to maintain friendships with; i think thats partly becuase we just know each other better than the casual acquaintances i make at college. my advice is to just go with your first instict when u first meet a guy...if they seem like they want a more than a friendship, make your intentions of just wanting a friendship clear...and if they're persistent, dont keep contact or just keep your distance. [=

yea of course it can..i have female friends but none can make me attract to them...its just a friend feeling for me...so yea it can

Yeah, there is,.. Even you're not meant to be a couple, still you can be his bestfriend... No one can erase the time when you and him become bestfriend.

I think it depends. For example, if you are very pretty, and you are single,boys always want to have deeper relationship with you; however, if you are plain, boys will not be that interested in you. It is true that sometimes boys pay more attention to the feelings your looking brings them. They just can't control themselves.

Of course, I have many great friends that are boys, ranging from the most childish to very mature ones, and we never had problems and we are always open.

you should never marry your best friends. feeling are never the same if things go bad. if you in love you would have done it in the first place. Its ok to fall in love with your enemy. that is if you have one .opposite attract you cannot stop nature .

annierose, I believe you need to understand basically here, that you are a rather attractive individual and as you are not attached, I am sure everyone will have the right to try to have a closer relationship with you. However, as all relationships, it will need 2 to clap and work, so you will still hold the final say if the relationship could go beyond the present casual friendship that the both of you have. I feel that once you have stated your say and stood your ground, it will be up to the other party to accept and give up any notion of pursuing it further which is against your wishes. Yet, I must mention here that you should never assume always that the other party will be stubborn or persistent. Just cut some slack for the both of you and not deem them to be having other motives, for like you they just do not want to loose a wonderful person as a friend after all. Yes, there may be cases where the other party will require constant and persistent reminders but their intentions are never malicious or bad. It just need to take some time and once they have recovered from the ego hurting rejection, I am sure they will come to terms with themselves and eventually with you. Have a nice day.

hi annierose. yes, a clear friendship can exist between a boy and agirl. but both should be active in a relation of friendship. i think u should give him a chance that he can understand what u want from him. just pretermit him, i don't agree. i have some female friends and with them i am prolonging the relation. some of them are married too. so it depends on us how we treat each other. thanks.

I think it have. But it's hard to find,i am not good at relationship.it always make me confused.

Yes this type of friendship can happen but one has to be open with the other. Never encourage the feelings that you know will lead to romantic ideas. Since you know that this is what preventing you from having friends from the male gender I would encourage you to let those who you have befriend now from the beginning that you are only seeking friendship socially and nothing else. Give him the option to choose in order that he will not have the misconception that after three months there will be courting etc. All the best.

That's hard because every friend I had that was a girl either liked or I ended up falling for her and got hurt.