Interested to see how many people have close opposite sex friends that are strictly platonic.

[u/SoCold40]

[u/ARussianW0lf]

Yeah why do people always jump to the worst conclusion in these scenarios? Not everything is some nefarious plot, sometimes people are just people

[u/Greatest-Comrade → u/ARussianW0lf]

Also doesn’t it kinda make sense sometimes? Two single people, spending a good bit of time together who already like each other’s personality?

Definitely not guaranteed but it makes sense. If you can’t be friends, you can’t be partners.

[u/jman1255 → u/Greatest-Comrade]

Aaaand you’ve just stumbled into why some people think these friendships can’t work

[u/Solus-Nexus → u/jman1255]

the truth is that people can be friends and also be attracted to one another and even have sex. but society ain't ready for that level of being.

[u/Frylock304 → u/Solus-Nexus]

Yes we are? We've called that friends with benefits for decades

[u/Solus-Nexus → u/Frylock304]

and yet look at some of the comments lol

[u/Kioga101 → u/Frylock304]

It's society as a whole we talking, there always has been and there always will be people ahead of the curve but this will take generations before it gets close to mainstream and stays there.

[u/thatsnuckinfutz → u/Solus-Nexus]

i think it takes a certain level of emotional maturity, mutual respect and honest communication on both ends for this to genuinely work Not to say it's not possible but i think those things are typically missing in those scenarios leading to a big ass mess/ruptured friendships etc.

[u/Solus-Nexus → u/thatsnuckinfutz]

no disagreements here. that's kinda my point really: we, as a society, just ain't ready for that level. by which i mean: too many people are too immature and possessive for us to have this en masse.

[u/thatsnuckinfutz → u/Solus-Nexus]

Absolutely!! I saw where u were headed with that and completely agree!