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Can a straight man and a straight women have a satisfying friendship with eachother?
Men, has a woman ever attempted to be your friend?
Have you maintained a friendship with the member of the opposite sex even though you know they were not interested in becoming more than friends? If so how often did you speak to each other?
Women, has a man ever attempted to be your friend? Do you have different expectations from a guy friend than a girlfriend? How do you interact differently with your male friends as compared to your female friends? Have you ever found it difficult to be friends with a guy because he became attracted to you? Have you ever found it hard to stay in contact with your guy friends and feel like they aren't interested in keeping in touch with you?
long boring story and reason I'm curious:
More often than not women write all over my boyfriends facebook wall call him and text him. They usually are begging him to come visit because he moved 2 hours away and he did some serious partying before he left which is how these friendships formed. I was not invited to these parties and he was definitely keeping me separate from his social life this summer. He wanted nothing to do with me when he was here and everything to do with me now that he's two hours away. I'm not the jealous type and I do have successful friendships with other men but I don't expect the same type of interactions that these girls seem to expect. I suspect that they may be very immature or have naive expectations about the nature of mutual friendship between a man and a women.
My boyfriend is a charming guy and women do often befriend him. However, I suspect that he may have had intentions of making me jealous or suspicious of him.
12 Answers
- Untamed RoseLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
To answer the main Q. Yes. Men and women can be friends, only friends..even friends with mutual flirting that isnt going anywhere beyond that...and these friendships can last for years, decades etc.
to the rest of it...idk. Why are you dating someone you dont seem to trust to begin with?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes, to the first part if your question. I have 2 male buds that I've known for years. One, I share an interest in antique cars, the other I scope out new resturants with. They're both straight and have introduced me to their girlfriends.
Second part, the fact the your guy keeps you seperate from his "friends", along with being a charmer, would make me very suspicious . Sorry for the bluntness, but please don't waste you're time with a player.
- NewDreamsLv 61 decade ago
yes they can have friendships but these don't usually involve only 'partying' or if they do, there is always some hanky panky going on after they get drunk...of course that doesn't mean they want long term commitments from each other; it is probably just casual. Another type of man/woman friendship can revolve around shared interests in opera, theatre, literature, education, profession etc.
- Rio MadeiraLv 71 decade ago
Women, has a man ever attempted to be your friend?
Many times.
Do you have different expectations from a guy friend than a girlfriend?
Not really.
How do you interact differently with your male friends as compared to your female friends?
I haven't noticed any real difference, except I don't ask them to come to the can with me.
Have you ever found it difficult to be friends with a guy because he became attracted to you?
Twice.
Have you ever found it hard to stay in contact with your guy friends and feel like they aren't interested in keeping in touch with you?
Not really.
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- Jen MLv 51 decade ago
It is possible for a straight man and a straight woman to be just friends. If they are attracted it would be harder. I think you should take a hard look at your last paragraph. Wake up. Your boyfriend's a player. You sound smart, but what you write about him is telling me that you aren't.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
My best friend is a guy and there is definitely some sexual undercurrents in the relationship. But we are totally platonic. So yes, it's possible.
- 1 decade ago
The only guys I have ever had close friendships with were gay. But that's doesn't mean they were devoid of sexual undercurrents. My gay friends tend to love touching boobs.
Most straight guys that have tried to be my friend wanted more. I really only have 'group' friendships with straight guys, or work related ones. Nothing one on one. My boyfriend wouldn't like it, and if I was remotely attracted to them- I wouldn't trust myself.
- divinaLv 61 decade ago
Er, um, if women are all over your man, and if he has striven to keep you away from them,
you might want to consider the possibility that he might be having friends...with benefits.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I have 2 female friends .. they've both been friends of mine for over 30 years .. so yes it can be done.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
of course guys and girls can be friends. we're all just people for gods sake.
