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Posted by lisabethur8
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
A man who stays around a woman purely for "friendship" is either gay, completely out of touch with his instincts/feelings or self-deluded as hell.

lol

every guy in college i have met..
i love their company
but i dont want them romantically.
but wow they really love to be with me. cause why they drive miles and miles to be with me or wait for me..

i was really appreciative of it though.

maybe some guys find some girls very nice company.

even if they know they aren't gonna be "more"...


i used to think it's cruel to be around them.
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Sure, a single man can definitely enjoy the company of a female. He can also very well give off the impression he's around her only for friendship, deep down though, his sexual desire for her is ever-present, which is completely natural. Sexual attraction/tension is the fuel that keeps "friendship" with a woman alive for a man.
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A man who stays around a woman purely for "friendship" is either gay, completely out of touch with his instincts/feelings or self-deluded as hell.



Haha

I choose not to have a friend who takes sneaky sly glances (or sometimes overt stares) at my breasts and arse

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lol


some are really good at not doing that.

they probably are gay and just wanna have a cool female gal pal. click to expand
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.....and some are strong enough not to

Lol
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I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



I think most of the women here would like to think that their best male friend just isn't like all the other man-pigs around and that somehow he doesn't look like that at her. click to expand



Having sexual interest for a female (in this case a "female friend") does not make a man a pig. Our only true and deepest desire as species is to survive, aka reproducing aka having sex. click to expand

It's just a figure of speech, no need to be defensive. click to expand
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Didn't mean to sound defensive, it's just my direct style 🙂
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Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



I think most of the women here would like to think that their best male friend just isn't like all the other man-pigs around and that somehow he doesn't look like that at her. click to expand



Having sexual interest for a female (in this case a "female friend") does not make a man a pig. Our only true and deepest desire as species is to survive, aka reproducing aka having sex. click to expand



It's just a figure of speech, no need to be defensive. click to expand

Didn't mean to sound defensive, it's just my direct style click to expand
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Direct style should include tolerance of direct...man-pig jokes!
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Posted by lisabethur8
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
A man who stays around a woman purely for "friendship" is either gay, completely out of touch with his instincts/feelings or self-deluded as hell.



lol

every guy in college i have met..
i love their company
but i dont want them romantically.
but wow they really love to be with me. cause why they drive miles and miles to be with me or wait for me..

i was really appreciative of it though.

maybe some guys find some girls very nice company.

even if they know they aren't gonna be "more"...


i used to think it's cruel to be around them.
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Sure, a single man can definitely enjoy the company of a female. He can also very well give off the impression he's around her only for friendship, deep down though, his sexual desire for her is ever-present, which is completely natural. Sexual attraction/tension is the fuel that keeps "friendship" with a woman alive for a man. click to expand
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Do you look at women's boobs when talking to them?

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Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand

Where is the delusion? click to expand
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Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her.
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I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand

Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand
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Unless he finds her grossly unattractive?
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Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand

Unless he finds her grossly unattractive? click to expand
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😛
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Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand



Unless he finds her grossly unattractive? click to expand

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder click to expand
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No, if you really find her gross lol

Still want to have sex with her?

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Posted by Smidge
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand

I was speaking for myself, not him.
But are you saying that all men are sexually attracted to all women? click to expand
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"Anything with a pulse" comes to mind

Ewww...
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Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand



Unless he finds her grossly unattractive? click to expand



Beauty is in the eye of the beholder click to expand

No, if you really find her gross lol

Still want to have sex with her?

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If I really find her gross.. I can have some chit-chat and casual conversation every once in a while, sure no problem, but anything more than that? No. Luckily we all have different tastes though!
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Posted by Smidge
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Posted by Smidge
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand

I was speaking for myself, not him.
But are you saying that all men are sexually attracted to all women? click to expand
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I'm saying that if a man has any type of sustained interest for a particular woman, sexual attraction (on whichever degree) is always in the equation.
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Posted by MyStarsShine
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
A man who stays around a woman purely for "friendship" is either gay, completely out of touch with his instincts/feelings or self-deluded as hell.

Haha

I choose not to have a friend who takes sneaky sly glances (or sometimes overt stares) at my breasts and arse

👁👁 click to expand
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The guys I know they are not sleazy like that. They are really nice guys. They just want to be with me 😆
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Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
A man who stays around a woman purely for "friendship" is either gay, completely out of touch with his instincts/feelings or self-deluded as hell.



Haha

I choose not to have a friend who takes sneaky sly glances (or sometimes overt stares) at my breasts and arse

👁👁 click to expand
The guys I know they are not sleazy like that. They are really nice guys. They just want to be with me click to expand
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Are ya sure lady? Trying to kiss you when their friend is your man?

Sounds a bit dodgy....

Lol
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Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand



I was speaking for myself, not him.
But are you saying that all men are sexually attracted to all women? click to expand



"Anything with a pulse" comes to mind

Ewww... click to expand

😬😬 click to expand
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Yes gross

😆
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Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
A man who stays around a woman purely for "friendship" is either gay, completely out of touch with his instincts/feelings or self-deluded as hell.



Haha

I choose not to have a friend who takes sneaky sly glances (or sometimes overt stares) at my breasts and arse

👁👁 click to expand


The guys I know they are not sleazy like that. They are really nice guys. They just want to be with me click to expand

Are ya sure lady? Trying to kiss you when their friend is your man?

Sounds a bit dodgy....

Lol click to expand
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Lol

Only if they are drunk. Otherwise they are really well behaved and friendly.
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The only way I can see true friendship develop (albeit..can you really call it friendship when there is sexual attraction involved?) between a (straight) man and a woman is through this very unlikely scenario: at some point the guy acknowledges his sexual attraction to her, she's fine with it, as long as he's willing and mature enough to accept and respect the friendship boundary.

Sounds too complicated 😄
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Posted by Smidge
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Posted by Smidge
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
Posted by Smidge
I've done it, yes.



That's what I thought too in my 20's.

Time tends to take care of our self-delusions, though. click to expand



Where is the delusion? click to expand



Believing that a (straight) man can be purely platonical with a female without some degree of sexual attraction to her. click to expand



I was speaking for myself, not him.
But are you saying that all men are sexually attracted to all women? click to expand



I'm saying that if a man has any type of sustained interest for a particular woman, sex (on whichever degree) is always in the equation. click to expand

Well, I'm not a man. click to expand
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I know. My point is though, you claimed to have had platonic friendships with men in the past. From how you experienced the friendship, sure! If the guy never crossed the friendship boundaries it all seemed fine and dandy. However, if those friends of yours were straight men, there is no way there wasn't any degree of sexual attraction that kept them glued to you, so by default they couldn't have been platonic friendships, which is why I call it a delusion.
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Posted by MrMars
So if you caught feelings for your guy friend and he's like you gotta chill it's it mutual. What is your next move?

This must be a guy thing (for the most part), because I can find a guy attractive and not have sexual thoughts about him when we're together. If the feelings are not reciprocated, any romantic interest I have eventually dies away, but I'd still like to maintain the friendship because it's just as valuable to me as a romantic/sexual relationship.

That said, there's nothing wrong in rejecting a friendship due to not wanting to be strictly platonic with someone you're attracted to. I think for some people, it's also an issue of time management, regarding future prospects. Like how much time will you actually have to spend with this non-romantic partner when you are busy searching for other prospects, in addition to all the other obligations of life.

So I get it, it's just not something I identify with it.
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That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.
Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems fucking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to fuck you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day
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That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.



Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems fucking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to fuck you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand

I have yet to meet a guy who wants to be just friends with a girl he’s really attracted to. They either maintain the friendship and hope they’d get a chance or they drop it completely. The only way is if the guy starts to lose attraction to her I think click to expand
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I’m sure they are out there...but I haven’t seen it.

Was friends with this dude for 7 years. We even had the whole “I’m not attracted to you, love you like a sister/brother” convo.

Guess what? He made a move. AWKWARD
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That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.



Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems fucking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to fuck you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand



I have yet to meet a guy who wants to be just friends with a girl he’s really attracted to. They either maintain the friendship and hope they’d get a chance or they drop it completely. The only way is if the guy starts to lose attraction to her I think click to expand



I’m sure they are out there...but I haven’t seen it.

Was friends with this dude for 7 years. We even had the whole “I’m not attracted to you, love you like a sister/brother” convo.
Guess what? He made a move. AWKWARD
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HAH I’m not surprised 😂

But unicorns do exist apparently. Just gotta find that awesome guy to be a friend with that is straight and platonic. Let me know when you find him so we could make a thread with headcounts of these guys for science click to expand
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Meh. Gay men make better friends imo.

Will give you genuine compliments.

Help you shop.

Excellent wingman’s if your single.

Perfect safety blanket if your in a relationship.

Give awesome bj tips 😁
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Posted by Dreamyboy
That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.



Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems fucking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to fuck you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand



I have yet to meet a guy who wants to be just friends with a girl he’s really attracted to. They either maintain the friendship and hope they’d get a chance or they drop it completely. The only way is if the guy starts to lose attraction to her I think click to expand



I’m sure they are out there...but I haven’t seen it.

Was friends with this dude for 7 years. We even had the whole “I’m not attracted to you, love you like a sister/brother” convo.
Guess what? He made a move. AWKWARD
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HAH I’m not surprised 😂

But unicorns do exist apparently. Just gotta find that awesome guy to be a friend with that is straight and platonic. Let me know when you find him so we could make a thread with headcounts of these guys for science click to expand

Meh. Gay men make better friends imo.

Will give you genuine compliments.
Help you shop.
Excellent wingman’s if your single.
Perfect safety blanket if your in a relationship.
Give awesome bj tips 😁
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No agenda

More fun than straight guys

Very in tune with women

More interesting conversationalists

👍
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Posted by Dreamyboy
That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.



Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems treetrunking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to treetrunk you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand



I have yet to meet a guy who wants to be just friends with a girl he’s really attracted to. They either maintain the friendship and hope they’d get a chance or they drop it completely. The only way is if the guy starts to lose attraction to her I think click to expand



I’m sure they are out there...but I haven’t seen it.

Was friends with this dude for 7 years. We even had the whole “I’m not attracted to you, love you like a sister/brother” convo.
Guess what? He made a move. AWKWARD
click to expand



HAH I’m not surprised 😂

But unicorns do exist apparently. Just gotta find that awesome guy to be a friend with that is straight and platonic. Let me know when you find him so we could make a thread with headcounts of these guys for science click to expand



Meh. Gay men make better friends imo.

Will give you genuine compliments.
Help you shop.
Excellent wingman’s if your single.
Perfect safety blanket if your in a relationship.
Give awesome bj tips 😁
click to expand

No agenda
More fun than straight guys
Very in tune with women
More interesting conversationalists

👍
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like what? ;p

makeup and hair style s and shopping and name brands... and boys..

u can get that from women too
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Posted by Dreamyboy
Posted by LadyNeptune
Posted by Dreamyboy
That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.



Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems treetrunking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to treetrunk you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand



I have yet to meet a guy who wants to be just friends with a girl he’s really attracted to. They either maintain the friendship and hope they’d get a chance or they drop it completely. The only way is if the guy starts to lose attraction to her I think click to expand



I’m sure they are out there...but I haven’t seen it.

Was friends with this dude for 7 years. We even had the whole “I’m not attracted to you, love you like a sister/brother” convo.
Guess what? He made a move. AWKWARD
click to expand



HAH I’m not surprised 😂

But unicorns do exist apparently. Just gotta find that awesome guy to be a friend with that is straight and platonic. Let me know when you find him so we could make a thread with headcounts of these guys for science click to expand



Meh. Gay men make better friends imo.

Will give you genuine compliments.
Help you shop.
Excellent wingman’s if your single.
Perfect safety blanket if your in a relationship.
Give awesome bj tips 😁
click to expand



No agenda
More fun than straight guys
Very in tune with women
More interesting conversationalists

👍
click to expand

like what? ;p

makeup and hair style s and shopping and name brands... and boys..
u can get that from women too click to expand
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I find gay men more animated and charismatic than straight men, in general...so if I choose male friends, I prefer gay guys

Women friends I have plenty of
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I have female friends.. and have no issue controlling myself.



Do they know you feel some type of sexual attraction for them? Real friends need to be honest with one another after all, right? click to expand

You can have sexual attraction to someone and not act on it..

And yes they know. click to expand
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Thats fine if both of you are fine with it, and if you're single.

If you have a gf, good luck trying to convince her that you spending time with that friend you are sexually attracted with, should be no cause of concern to her.
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I have female friends.. and have no issue controlling myself.



Do they know you feel some type of sexual attraction for them? Real friends need to be honest with one another after all, right? click to expand



You can have sexual attraction to someone and not act on it..

And yes they know. click to expand



Thats fine if both of you are fine with it, and if you're single.

If you have a gf, good luck trying to convince her that you spending time with that friend you are sexually attracted with, should be no cause of concern to her. click to expand

I typically only date women that would have no issue with that. click to expand
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Would you feel the same way about it if it were your gf who spent time alone with another guy she feels sexually attracted to?
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If a guy is in a committed relationship with a woman, I dont see how it would be right for the relationship if the guy consciously invests sexual energy (which should be invested in your partner) in another female. I dont see how this would help your relationship with your gf, assuming she is your priority.

I really think it is a matter of getting your priorities right, and acting like a grown up
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I have female friends.. and have no issue controlling myself.



Do they know you feel some type of sexual attraction for them? Real friends need to be honest with one another after all, right? click to expand



You can have sexual attraction to someone and not act on it..

And yes they know. click to expand



Thats fine if both of you are fine with it, and if you're single.

If you have a gf, good luck trying to convince her that you spending time with that friend you are sexually attracted with, should be no cause of concern to her. click to expand



I typically only date women that would have no issue with that. click to expand



Would you feel the same way about it if it were your gf who spent time alone with another guy she feels sexually attracted to? click to expand

I wouldn't mind. click to expand
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To me that simply means you aren't ready for a committed relationship yet
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If a guy is in a committed relationship with a woman, I dont see how it would be right for the relationship if the guy consciously invests sexual energy (which should be invested in your partner) in another female. I dont see how this would help your relationship with your gf, assuming she is your priority.

I really think it is a matter of getting your priorities right, and acting like a grown up

You can be sexually attracted to someone and not act on it... you know, like a mature adult. click to expand
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Except, you are already "acting on it" since you are making the conscious choice of entertaining your sexual desires for this other woman every time you "choose" to go and see her, aka acting on it.
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I objectively and logically can understand that my best guy friends are attractive to most women.

However to me, on an attraction level, they all look like penisless Ken dolls with no genitalia. My libido doesn't react to others, while I am committed to the person I am with. I can see something as nice to look at, but it's all "meh" to me.
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If you're friends with someone and find them attractive , would you find yourself able to maintain a purely platonic relationship?
Depends on personality but i'd be really tempted to make it physical I suppose. However, it really depends on their personality but then again your friends so you probably like who they are. I don't know I'd be tempted if I was single.
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If a guy is in a committed relationship with a woman, I dont see how it would be right for the relationship if the guy consciously invests sexual energy (which should be invested in your partner) in another female. I dont see how this would help your relationship with your gf, assuming she is your priority.

I really think it is a matter of getting your priorities right, and acting like a grown up



You can be sexually attracted to someone and not act on it... you know, like a mature adult. click to expand



Except, you are already "acting on it" since you are making the conscious choice of entertaining your sexual desires for this other woman, every time you "choose" to go and see her, aka acting on it. click to expand

1. You assume that I "go see them" because I'm sexually attracted to them.. and not because they are a friend.

2. You assume that my partner has an issue with me being around those I find sexually attractive.

3. You assume that all relationships exist only in the perfect theoretical construct you build for them.

4. You assume too much. click to expand
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Face it, you feel confronted about the fact you aren't willing or ready to do what it takes to be in a committed relationship. You want to be serious with someone but then also keep the benefits of singlehood. Thats how teenagers work. Im assuming you're a grown man, that is my only assumption. Now, start acting like one 🙂
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I posted this in another thread but it is relevant here too:

Yes, but here's the thing (only in my opinion and experience of course):

For me to be a platonic friend with a woman whom I'm attracted to, either she:

A) Has to work with me. This is a no go for me under any and all circumstances. Don't wanna ever risk something happening at work only because I couldn't control my peen. At my last job, had a great work wife. We'd chat when we did team happy hours, and even when she worked remote she and I messaged through Google hangouts from everything to work to my love life and our careers. We definitely had an attraction but neither of us would ever act on it or acknowledge it. Also because she was in a LTR. Leads me to my next point...

B) Has to already be in a relationship with one of my bros. Not gonna be the wedge that messes up a happy home. Good friends with women who are into long relationships turning into marriage shortly with my bros.

In either of these situations, I can acknowledge in my mind that these women are attractive, but I'm never going to try to make a move.

Now, if I'm interested in a woman, we date for a bit, and then she decides that she doesn't want to do anything romantically anymore but remain friends while I'm still interested in her, I cant oblige. I tell em that it would be painful for me to only be friends while I harbor intense romantic feelings. So if this happens, I usually just end up leaving with professionalism while letting them know that if they ever initiate contact with me, nothing's changing and I'm not gonna become your friendzoned friend. Leaves the door ever so slightly open.
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I've got a handful of male friends and haven't had feelings for them ever. A couple go back all the way back to elementary school.

I've also had a couple male friends where there's been attraction and chemistry between us but we don't really act on it...just lots of flirting cause I'm a flirt and like being playful - that doesn't mean I wanna act on those feelings necessarily though...lol.

This prob didn't answer the question but whatevs 😂🙃
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Posted by BoomShakalakaBoom
The only way I can see true friendship develop (albeit..can you really call it friendship when there is sexual attraction involved?) between a (straight) man and a woman is through this very unlikely scenario: at some point the guy acknowledges his sexual attraction to her, she's fine with it, as long as he's willing and mature enough to accept and respect the friendship boundary.

Sounds too complicated
Lol this is why men are men.
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So if you caught feelings for your guy friend and he's like you gotta chill it's it mutual. What is your next move?
This must be a guy thing (for the most part), because I can find a guy attractive and not have sexual thoughts about him when we're together. If the feelings are not reciprocated, any romantic interest I have eventually dies away, but I'd still like to maintain the friendship because it's just as valuable to me as a romantic/sexual relationship.

That said, there's nothing wrong in rejecting a friendship due to not wanting to be strictly platonic with someone you're attracted to. I think for some people, it's also an issue of time management, regarding future prospects. Like how much time will you actually have to spend with this non-romantic partner when you are busy searching for other prospects, in addition to all the other obligations of life.

So I get it, it's just not something I identify with it. click to expand
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Thanks for the well spoken response. When that romantic interest dies, does that not mean this man loses his sexual appeal? I guess there are levels to it. If a man has attractive characteristics and does not make a move to disqualify him from a platonic relationship he is bound there.
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That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.

Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems treetrunking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to treetrunk you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand
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I think he could've worded a few things with some discretion but he's about right. If he finds you attractive it's in his biological nature to attempt to mate. Not that it's an excuse..just the way I guess men with masculine energy are programmed.
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That’s hard as hell. If I find a lady friend of mines attractive, I’m gonna flirt with her and say all kinds of things to get in those panties. I could maintain a friendship with the opposite sex while having casual sex though. No biggie for me.



Ladies pay attention. This is how men view their friendships. They have no problems treetrunking a friend and maintaining the friendship.

So when you tell him you can only be 'just friends' that doesn't magically make his dick soft or kill his desire to treetrunk you...no matter how much you wish it too. PSA for the day click to expand



I have yet to meet a guy who wants to be just friends with a girl he’s really attracted to. They either maintain the friendship and hope they’d get a chance or they drop it completely. The only way is if the guy starts to lose attraction to her I think click to expand



I’m sure they are out there...but I haven’t seen it.

Was friends with this dude for 7 years. We even had the whole “I’m not attracted to you, love you like a sister/brother” convo.
Guess what? He made a move. AWKWARD
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HAH I’m not surprised 😂

But unicorns do exist apparently. Just gotta find that awesome guy to be a friend with that is straight and platonic. Let me know when you find him so we could make a thread with headcounts of these guys for science click to expand

Meh. Gay men make better friends imo.

Will give you genuine compliments.
Help you shop.
Excellent wingman’s if your single.
Perfect safety blanket if your in a relationship.
Give awesome bj tips 😁
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This kinda proves my point, I'm sure this is why you have your woman friends for. Straight men aren't good for these things.
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Posted by nikkistar
I objectively and logically can understand that my best guy friends are attractive to most women.

However to me, on an attraction level, they all look like penisless Ken dolls with no genitalia. My libido doesn't react to others, while I am committed to the person I am with. I can see something as nice to look at, but it's all "meh" to me.
As previously mentioned , beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. A woman can be physically attractive to most men but still be disqualified as a sexual mate based off her other characteristics. My question is if you find a friend sexually attractive is it possible to truthfully remain platonic.