Do you think that love can grow between friends?

I definitely think that love can grow between friends and it's up to the friends if they wish to take it to a higher level of relationships. In an ideal world, a man and a woman start off as good friends and then fall in love.

Personally, from my own experience I don't believe that a friendship between a woman and a man could exist. Almost all the time one of them wants more than just a simple friendship. Maybe I'm wrong. but that's what I've learned...

yes, there are lots of cases (i know personally) who started as mere friends then eventually ended marrying each other. love can grow on any one, it's like a weed that grown on anything even in some places where is should not.

yes, i have seen coworkers become lovers and even myself. i think its a great foundation for a relationship to be friends first.

Yes! My husband and I were friends for 7 years before we had our first date, now we have 2 beautiful children and a happy marriage. I think it actually helped our relationship that we knew each other so well beforehand, we already knew so much about each other, good and bad, there were no secrets coming out or anything like that. I already knew his annoying habits, he knew mine and we liked each other anyway :)

Upto my experience it happens 9 out of 10 times.I have seen my college friends,we had a group of 8 people (3 girls,5 guys) including one couple.Slowly the 2 left out girls got busy with 2 other guys,and i was left alone so i joined other group........

it can turn into love, i mean more then friends. but i know a very few guys who will say they would only keep it as a friendship and so would i because if it turn into more then that with one of my female friends and it dont work out then i lost a good friend in the progress

Love can grow between friends. If they are very close then obviously their love can grow. It should always be unconditional and should never be intentional. Love is never selfish. Even Husbands and wives should be each others best friends. This way there will be more love. Treat your spouse like a friend and the love will automatically increase. Love only sees simple beauty and finds every one worthy. Love never sees what is right or wrong. It believes in simplicity. Love among friends is caring for each other. It is always unconditional.

Even taking Man and woman in consideration, Friendship can grow i between a man and N number of women which cannot be taken as an offence in the society. The same case is applicable Vice versa. But if the same happens in love, then people knows the consequence. Hence I dont think that love is a new version of friendship. Both have some differences which cannot be described but can be felt.

I believe that love can grow between two friends. You can't be good lover's without first being friends is the way I see it.

There's no stronger bond oe relationship than that of friendship. I believe that love can develop and grow in tim with a friend. We may not see it happening or something we do or say can start the spark. Nurture your friendship. If it love develops, nurture that too.

Hm, let me think...after 4 hours... yes I guess you are right.

For me definitely yes, it's better to start friendship at first before engaging your self in a relationship, because friendship is the best way to know a person's personality and attitude.

that's true!!the more you are in closely in contact with your friend, for somewhat a day, you'lll sure gonna fall out in him/her. And that's normal for us human being.

For most people, after acquaintanceship, friendship develops. From friendship, two people who feel they have some bond that magnetize them to each other pursue the courtship stage. So yes, love can develop between friends.

I completely agree with you. I do think love can grow between friends because real love is based on the same elements friendship is. Its almost like a deeper friendship that includes passion and a different level of commitment. Sometimes the love that happens between two good friends are the best kind because there's already a foundation for them to build on and they know each other beyond lust.

I like your discussion question! Nice job! Yeas, I think love can grow between friends. It's only a matter of if you let it. It can grow, but it doesn't mean it will. Sometimes, you can be friends with someone and no romantic love will grow between you because you don't see each other in that way. It just depends.

I don't quite agree with you with your "a man and a woman obviously", because I still think that love doesn't have the boundaries of gender. For the rest of your words, I agree with you. Affection can be demonstrated in different ways, may them be friendship, love or other kind of relationships. Sometimes the kind of affection that is between two friends can change with time, or they may find out new shades of their relationships when they grow up. It's true also that sometimes when a person (this happens mostly to women, as many of my friends made me notice) target another person under the etiquette "friend", then it will be really difficult to erase that kind of etiquette. That's why we sadly have so many reports of unrequited love.

I don't think I believe that friends can be lovers. Sorry for those who do, but I'm really not the one to fall for my friends. When I met someone as a friend, she'll remain to be a friend no matter what. That's the only way I'll be seeing her. No offense meant, it's just the way I feel, but whenever a friend of mine confesses or tells me about her feelings for me, it just feels weird you know? I feel like betrayed or something, although of course that's not what they meant. I just can't see my friends in a different light. =)