male-female friendships

[Gibsie]

Men and women as friends? Outrageous. They are the enemy and should be treated as such. I'm only 30% serious.

[Provost Harrison]

But 70% very serious

[Gibsie]

That's the spirit!

But actually seriously, I have quite a lot of female friends since coming to uni, but only cos I'm so hideous that there's zero chance of anything happening with any of them, and I'm not too stupid to make a move when I know there's no chance. Oh, the humanity.

Current song: Zwan - Friends as Lovers. How convenient.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Barinthus
Some of friendships I treasure very much are with females. They help me shop for clothes

I've been attracted to them all at some point in our relationship. Attraction doesn't mean I have to bone them or try to push the friendship into something more initimate.

Some of my female friends - when we first met I was very interested in them but took time to know them more as an individuals and eventually realize they're not what I'm looking for in a girlfriend so I'm glad we only remain friends because once you get physically involved with a female things easily can become messy, indeed, once you realize you want to end it.

I remember this woman, everytime I'm in the same room with her I can literally feel my blood boil. But because she's a coworker at a job I recently started and she said she has a boyfriend I restrained myself. A good thing too because after few months I start to see her other side and most of my attraction evaporated right there

Hmm, this post helps alot. Thanks

[Sikander]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Inhebriation? Is that behaving like a Jew when drunk?

It's the state one finds oneself in after consuming mass quantities of Mogen-David.

[The diplomat]

Male-female friendships are possible but rare. Basically, it can happen if there is no physical attraction. So, for example, if the guy is gay or the girl is unattractive, friendship is possible. But if both the guy and the girl are heterosexual and attractive looking, a friendship is going to be very difficult because there will be some level of attraction. It's nature!

In my personal experience, I have had a few female friends. Friendship with a girl did work in high school. She had a boyfriend so she just thought of me as a friend and I did not find her attractive so I was fine with being her friend. In grad school, a friendship with a girl did not work out. She had a boyfriend but I did find her very attractive. So it became a situation of unrequited love where I fell in love with her but even after she dumped her boyfriend she still did not see me as anything more than a friend.

[Gibsie]

How come when writing about how they can work, people say it can happen if the girl is unattractive? Is it that if a girl is attractive then the guy is going to have no choice but to be after her, or that girls will fall for a guy even if he is unattractive?

[Whaleboy]

All of my friends are female with only a few exceptions (and I'm not 100% sure in those cases Drogue ). As long as you're religious about not crossing "The Line" then there's nothing to worry about, male-female friendships are wonderful since you both get something you cant get from the same gender (shut it, Provost) and with the honesty and unawkwardness that comes with not sleeping with them.

There is often sexual tension but like I said, as long as you stick to the line, it's great fun to exploit it!

[Dis]

yeah I agree. I just enjoy having conversations I just can't get with men.

It's nice not having to talk about beer, sports, or big tittied women all the time. Not that I mind talking about those things, it's just something I don't like to do all the time.

[Imran Siddiqui]

It's nice not having to talk about beer, sports, or big tittied women all the time.

Say it ain't so, Dis!!

[Al'Kimiya]

This thread made me think about a webpage I found a couple of years ago and google was my friend so I rediscovered it quite easily:

http://www.intellectualwhores.com/masterladder.html

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by Apocalypse
If you have to ask, your situation isn't one of them.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

It's nice not having to talk about beer, sports, or big tittied women all the time.

Say it ain't so, Dis!!

don't worry. I'll still talk about all those things constantly here. .

[Dis]

Originally posted by Al'Kimiya
This thread made me think about a webpage I found a couple of years ago and google was my friend so I rediscovered it quite easily:
http://www.intellectualwhores.com/masterladder.html

so true.

God -- Something you should profess belief in if you think it will help you bang some *****.

[Dis]

Not that anyone cares, but in my case, I have determined that male-female relationships are not possible. They are driving me crazy!! I just can't get over my emotions. I don't have control over them. Perhaps other men can do it, but I cannot. I will slowly break off communications with this girl. As for the other girl. We aren't really friends anyways, but gossip buddies. And she's got a butter face anyways. So I'm not that attracted to her.

The thing is, this girl has to know I'm into her. Why does she hang out with me? Is she some kind of sadist? . Anyways, I'll stop calling her.

And that's all I'll say on the subject (or I'll try not to say anymore ). But I leave you with this general question, maybe someone can answer it.

Why would a woman be friends with a man that she knows is interested in her romantically?