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Post by Elizabeth on Oct 27, 2017 22:42:07 GMT
What do you think?
I say it can easily be done. Plus I grew up in a village with only brothers for siblings, my relatives next door only had male kids, and the kid across the street was a guy. So, I grew up playing with guys all the time, usually soccer with them. I had to ask for permission to go to a girl friends house since none were close enough. Therefore, I would see mostly my friends who were girls at school. Now, I have about half guy friends and half girl friends. If I need to talk to a friend, about 70% of the time I will ask my guy friends. So, growing up with more guy friends helped be indifferent to both genders and see both as good support groups.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 9:45:24 GMT
What do you think? I say it can easily be done. Plus I grew up in a village with only brothers for siblings, my relatives next door only had male kids, and the kid across the street was a guy. So, I grew up playing with guys all the time, usually soccer with them. I had to ask for permission to go to a girl friends house since none were close enough. Therefore, I would see mostly my friends who were girls at school. Now, I have about half guy friends and half girl friends. If I need to talk to a friend, about 70% of the time I will ask my guy friends. So, growing up with more guy friends helped be indifferent to both genders and see both as good support groups. I agree, there might be a friendship. And as you said that you spent time with your brothers and neighbors, I think it is the key to understanding why such friendship is possible.
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Post by Polaris on Jan 9, 2018 14:46:23 GMT
friendship is based on sharing interests and understanding. However,the relationship between the two sexes is generally grounded on "complimentary" bases which could gives rise either to love or hate but not friendship!!!
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Post by pvtandersonbryce on Jan 9, 2018 15:55:56 GMT
Yes they can my best friend is female and there is attraction, she is like a sister to me. We are not related
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Post by ZeroInteruppt on Jan 11, 2018 4:12:54 GMT
My greatest friends in life have been women. Of course I grew up in an extended family that had 22 cousins with only 3 guys. I think all men should have at least one good female friend to help them grow.
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Post by AssumedKarma on Jan 12, 2018 5:33:31 GMT
<abbr>I believe they can be </abbr>
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2018 18:17:21 GMT
My greatest friends in life have been women. Of course I grew up in an extended family that had 22 cousins with only 3 guys. I think all men should have at least one good female friend to help them grow. 22 cousins... Ah, there's no doubt why you can be friending with girls. I didn't know exactly, but I've noticed that guys who had played with sisters, cousins at childhood are better with friendship with girls/women. 22 cousins... I've heard that Shakespear's characters Romeo and Juliet are cousins. 22 cousins... Man, I really envy you!
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Post by ZeroInteruppt on Jan 18, 2018 19:59:15 GMT
My greatest friends in life have been women. Of course I grew up in an extended family that had 22 cousins with only 3 guys. I think all men should have at least one good female friend to help them grow. 22 cousins... Ah, there's no doubt why you can be friending with girls. I didn't know exactly, but I've noticed that guys who had played with sisters, cousins at childhood are better with friendship with girls/women. 22 cousins... I've heard that Shakespear's characters Romeo and Juliet are cousins. 22 cousins... Man, I really envy you! It made some holidays interesting and crowded that's for sure
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Post by Elizabeth on Jan 19, 2018 5:47:47 GMT
My greatest friends in life have been women. Of course I grew up in an extended family that had 22 cousins with only 3 guys. I think all men should have at least one good female friend to help them grow. Men do need one at least, yes. 22 is impressive. What's the age range?
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Post by ZeroInteruppt on Jan 20, 2018 7:40:27 GMT
My greatest friends in life have been women. Of course I grew up in an extended family that had 22 cousins with only 3 guys. I think all men should have at least one good female friend to help them grow. Men do need one at least, yes. 22 is impressive. What's the age range? Now? 24 through 45 though at the time I was growing up we were all within 10 yrs
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Post by Elizabeth on Jan 20, 2018 7:49:20 GMT
Men do need one at least, yes. 22 is impressive. What's the age range? Now? 24 through 45 though at the time I was growing up we were all within 10 yrs That's pretty cool. Share some cousins with me. Kidding but having a big family is nice I think
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Post by Incinerox on Jan 27, 2018 11:07:55 GMT
Firstly, anyone in this day and age who doesn't think that platonic male-female friendships are possible probably have to re-evaluate themselves as a person IMO. It shouldn't be that difficult to not want to hook up with everyone of the opposite sex that you regularly communicate with. Granted, you might find someone who you resonate with at a different level from others, and that might stop being platonic. That's natural. But there is no way that happens to every person of the opposite sex you meet. That's just not healthy.
Second, having had to mix in with a whole range of people at university in the UK, I personally think that friendship groups of mixed genders are just better. Kinda applies to finding housemates as well. Living with three other guys, male only groups did nothing but talk about sports and get stoned. Also having lived with three girls in another house, I swear to god they saw me as "the enemy". It wasn't fun.
Mixed-gender friendship groups just end up being the most interesting to be a part of. Most laughs too.
This all being said, growing up, I never had many friends at school at all, and while I was at uni, I ended up being a social butterfly that moved between social groups but never really becoming a permanent member of any one group. I just knew and got along with (almost) everyone but I was never anyone's "best friend" as such.
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Post by bluesreligion on Feb 21, 2018 11:49:09 GMT
Yeah definitely, but most likely he'll want to have sex with you at some point or you him. Actually that goes for same sex relationships too, at least in my experience . In all seriousness it isn't the big deal people make it out to be. We're all humans and over the course of a lifelong friendship all sorts of things are bound to happen, or not happen.
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Post by Mocha on Feb 21, 2018 14:01:37 GMT
You should see the people who I talk to. It's about 60% women, 40% men. I think the reason for this is that the women are more likely to stick around. At least, for me.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2018 15:12:59 GMT
bluesreligionThe problem is that relationship between women and men may be prohibited by the law or international juries in many countries. We have to protect such relationship at all costs!
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Post by Clovis Merovingian on Mar 7, 2018 5:15:33 GMT
I was going to say yes and then I remembered, I never had a friend that was a woman and I do not have one now besides my therapist who despite being attractive is a no go for obvious reasons. I really can't speak from experience here.
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