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post 1546186381 03-11-2018, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian
Seriously? Wasn't going to post in the thread until I saw this.

Look, if you're talking about friendship then yes it is completely possible to be friends with someone, because guess what - not everyone wants to bang everyone else. Yeesh, this forum makes it sound like any guy who doesn't want to bang a woman is automatically homosexual. Standards and principles, folks.

I have female friends, albeit far fewer than male friends.
Maybe they want to bang and/or date you. Maybe neither of you do at first, but if you get along, which you obviously do if you're friends, then eventually there's a decent possibility of someone catching feels.
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only if the girl is ugly
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post 1546186481 03-11-2018, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks
Because I don't think it's really falling in love then. It's sort of a second best option where you forgo physical attraction for some other quality. I'm scared to be in a relationship with someone where I'll think at night "what am I doing here, I'm not attracted to him."
If you fell for them you would find them attractive.
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Not for me, I’m just not very interested in the platonic social company. Maybe for some people though.
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Originally Posted By KingofLifts
Re-read the phrase "odds are" and read what you posted.. should have stayed out this thread.
Re-read the phrase "odds are" in the context of "especially if you're in a relationship". If you're going to try to call out my literacy, be more sure of your situation next time. Thanks.
Originally Posted By cookiefiend
Maybe they want to bang and/or date you. Maybe neither of you do at first, but if you get along, which you obviously do if you're friends, then eventually there's a decent possibility of someone catching feels.
A possibility - sure. But as CaliSuperSport said above I'm getting the feeling that this thread tends to attract cheaters, orbiters, or those who have been cheated on. The exception appears to be people that can have friends of the opposite gender and are heterosexuals.

I don't see anything wrong with people in relationships having friendships of this kind. If you really believe that the chance of catching feels is so high I wonder what this stems from.

For example, a few years ago I took a friend (a German model) to a social function with me because my wife didn't feel like going. At that party, many of the guys assumed my friend is my affair, and although I said we were just friends they wouldn't let it go. But this says more about their inability to have a beautiful woman as a friend than about mine. And this sort of projection that I'm seeing in this thread (speaking so confidently about what the masses are capable of) reads on the rather cynical side of realism to me.
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Outside of meeting at a hobby and doing hobby type things, I can't see how any straight guy would be friends with a girl unless he wants to secretly bang her.
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post 1546188151 03-12-2018, 12:30 AM
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian
Re-read the phrase "odds are" in the context of "especially if you're in a relationship". If you're going to try to call out my literacy, be more sure of your situation next time. Thanks.




A possibility - sure. But as CaliSuperSport said above I'm getting the feeling that this thread tends to attract cheaters, orbiters, or those who have been cheated on. The exception appears to be people that can have friends of the opposite gender and are heterosexuals.

I don't see anything wrong with people in relationships having friendships of this kind. If you really believe that the chance of catching feels is so high I wonder what this stems from.

For example, a few years ago I took a friend (a German model) to a social function with me because my wife didn't feel like going. At that party, many of the guys assumed my friend is my affair, and although I said we were just friends they wouldn't let it go. But this says more about their inability to have a beautiful woman as a friend than about mine. And this sort of projection that I'm seeing in this thread (speaking so confidently about what the masses are capable of) reads on the rather cynical side of realism to me.
LOL re-read what she said and what you said.. sheesh it's not so hard.
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Get your friend drunk, and his true feelings will come out. What could u have in common with them if they aren't gay?
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Originally Posted By KingofLifts
LOL re-read what she said and what you said.. sheesh it's not so hard.
For the second time - you're contributing nothing to this discussion except repeating "re-read", which is advice you should follow yourself considering she responded to the substance of my post whereas you're incapable of doing so. Sheesh, my charitable literacy contributions have already started today. (LOL?)
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I generally enjoy women’s company more, but yes I have male friends

Maybe at one time or another they thought that the relationship might develop, who knows? If it hasn’t been obvious it’s just supposition.

If they had made a move it either would have or wouldn’t gone somewhere, if so the relationship would most likely to be over so they would no longer be around.

If they haven’t made a move it must be because, shock horror, they don’t fancy me (I know how dare they, isn’t everything about sex? Not srs) or they value the friendship more in which case we are friends

But if we are supposed to start worrying and being unduly concerned about fleeting physical reactions or thoughts then nobody would spend any time with anybody else

Cos we all have bizarre thoughts at times.
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Yo, maymay.... Yeah. Apparently all males want to fuk you. If you put them in the zone and kill their chances, then they tend to mellow their attentions. I've got several guy friends and they know that I won't fuk with them. Some are even married and that's where I find the "no man can be friends with a woman" thing so uncomfortable and weird. None of my male guy friends who I have zoned have ever tried to put the move on me.

But I've maintained great friendships with guys. That we're seemingly very platonic. Who the fuk knows what goes on in the male's brain? They have their own kind of logic... *Sigh*
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian
For the second time - you're contributing nothing to this discussion except repeating "re-read", which is advice you should follow yourself considering she responded to the substance of my post whereas you're incapable of doing so. Sheesh, my charitable literacy contributions have already started today. (LOL?)
Step off your high horse and learn to read yourself.. Seriously RE-READ both your posts, you added zero to the conversation.
Originally Posted By hai2dehfolks
Yo, maymay.... Yeah. Apparently all males want to fuk you. If you put them in the zone and kill their chances, then they tend to mellow their attentions. I've got several guy friends and they know that I won't fuk with them. Some are even married and that's where I find the "no man can be friends with a woman" thing so uncomfortable and weird. None of my male guy friends who I have zoned have ever tried to put the move on me.

But I've maintained great friendships with guys. That we're seemingly very platonic. Who the fuk knows what goes on in the male's brain? They have their own kind of logic... *Sigh*
How close are you to those male friends?
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Originally Posted By Rabbitjb
I generally enjoy women’s company more, but yes I have male friends

Maybe at one time or another they thought that the relationship might develop, who knows? If it hasn’t been obvious it’s just supposition.

If they had made a move it either would have or wouldn’t gone somewhere, if so the relationship would most likely to be over so they would no longer be around.

If they haven’t made a move it must be because, shock horror, they don’t fancy me (I know how dare they, isn’t everything about sex? Not srs) or they value the friendship more in which case we are friends

But if we are supposed to start worrying and being unduly concerned about fleeting physical reactions or thoughts then nobody would spend any time with anybody else

Cos we all have bizarre thoughts at times.
Right and there is a gap between seeing someone as attractive and feeling the need to actually do anything (or even want to) about it. It's surprising how the 'having friends of the opposite gender' crew is so small.
Originally Posted By KingofLifts
Step off your high horse and learn to read yourself.. Seriously RE-READ both your posts, you added zero to the conversation.
This is the third time you've written 're-read'. Two other posters referred to the substance of my posts where you're unable to. And you're stupid enough to think that spamming 're-read' adds anything to the conversation. You're triggered by my posting style - I get it, but again that's your problem not mine. Negged.
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Originally Posted By Aristotelian
Right and there is a gap between seeing someone as attractive and feeling the need to actually do anything (or even want to) about it. It's surprising how the 'having friends of the opposite gender' crew is so small.



This is the third time you've written 're-read'. Two other posters referred to the substance of my posts where you're unable to. And you're stupid enough to think that spamming 're-read' adds anything to the conversation. You're triggered by my posting style - I get it, but again that's your problem not mine. Negged.
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post 1546190481 03-12-2018, 01:38 AM
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it can work, but only if the woman is behaving like a man
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Originally Posted By Silencespeaks
Only in certain circumstances:

One side is attracted but friendzoned (usually the guy but not always)

Or it's not an individual one on one friendship but part of a group of friends or other social group.

I don't have any guy friends myself and don't want any. If I'm attracted to a guy I want more than friendship.If I'm not attracted to a guy then I don't want to hang out with him.
Originally Posted By Silencespeaks
Yeah I have a fear of this. Somehow due to circumstances bonding with someone I'm not attracted to.
Jesus christ, this sloot is bitter af. Sound like a terrible person srs
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I think you can have female friends at work if there's a lot of banter and chit but definitely not if you're just talking about your feelings cos no guy is gonna give a fuk about that unless he's trynna get some ass.
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I don’t think wanting to bang someone is mutually exclusive with being friends. You can have sexual attraction to someone and be friends without actually having feelings for them in the romantic sense.

I’ve been tight with my closest chick friend for like five years now. Granted, it started off not platonic and we did hook up once. And there’s definitely still lingering physical attraction. But it’s certainly not romantic. She’s honestly more masculine than me and thinks like a dude (which is probably why it works out). She lacks the feminine warmth and energy that I’m attracted to in a romantic sense, which is why I don’t see her as someone I’d want to date. But she’s loyal, thinks like me, and is one of the few people I have close to 100% honesty with especially since nothing can possibly offend her or weird her out.

I will say that true male/female friendships are a lot rarer than women believe. But it’s not a 100% impossible thing like some Miscers believe.
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Originally Posted By Burtle1
nope..not possible unless he's gay...srs...


in the end one or the other is going to catch feelings and someone is going to end up heart broken.


true story. I've lived it many times. :/...obviously I'm the one who ended up heart broken every time.

even dropped my child hood crush off at a guys house to get railed and then picked her up afterwords.

Could smell the jizz that he had squirted all in her hair and all she did was moan about the pain she was in because it felt like a soda can had went inside her
Dude... that's horrible. I hope you broke the ''friendship'' off after that
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Impossible. Every girl that has ever spent time with me has been thirsty.

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Originally Posted By AyMayne
I don’t think wanting to bang someone is mutually exclusive with being friends. You can have sexual attraction to someone and be friends without actually having feelings for them in the romantic sense.

I’ve been tight with my closest chick friend for like five years now. Granted, it started off not platonic and we did hook up once. And there’s definitely still lingering physical attraction. But it’s certainly not romantic. She’s honestly more masculine than me and thinks like a dude (which is probably why it works out). She lacks the feminine warmth and energy that I’m attracted to in a romantic sense, which is why I don’t see her as someone I’d want to date. But she’s loyal, thinks like me, and is one of the few people I have close to 100% honesty with especially since nothing can possibly offend her or weird her out.

I will say that true male/female friendships are a lot rarer than women believe. But it’s not a 100% impossible thing like some Miscers believe.
this is also true..the ability to enjoy an underlying flirtation in a friendship without any further thought is part of human nature

and a male female friendship is generally more complementary than a same sex one

friendships shouldn't be as undervalued as they are on here
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every straight male friend a woman has, has thought at least once about banging her
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Originally Posted By Burtle1
nope..not possible unless he's gay...srs...


in the end one or the other is going to catch feelings and someone is going to end up heart broken.


true story. I've lived it many times. :/...obviously I'm the one who ended up heart broken every time.

even dropped my child hood crush off at a guys house to get railed and then picked her up afterwords.

Could smell the jizz that he had squirted all in her hair and all she did was moan about the pain she was in because it felt like a soda can had went inside her
im convinced people like this are only on the misc and cant be real

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Originally Posted By Burtle1
even dropped my child hood crush off at a guys house to get railed and then picked her up afterwords.

Could smell the jizz that he had squirted all in her hair and all she did was moan about the pain she was in because it felt like a soda can had went inside her
thanks for the package, bro
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Originally Posted By Maylie
My rent is 3k and he was out of work so...no.

Try again. We're just friends. Some people are just, believe it or not, nice.
Lol you started a thread asking if guys and girls can be friends but every other post you make is you arguing that it can be possible. Looks like you answered your own question.
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yes.

I consider some girls who i share similar lines of thinking/hobbies with, but find physically repulsive, to be friends.

Either the repulsiveness is mutual, or if they were seeing me as someone that is potentially more than a friend, they'll clue on quickly because the way I interact with them will be friendly/neutral with no hint of sexual desire whatsoever.
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Only a soyboy would want to have a platonic relationship with an attractive female...and he'd have to be drenched in soy at that.
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