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[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

Can guys and girls be just friends?

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[nottome.livejournal.com]

Um, duh? Why would anyone think otherwise?

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

A lot of people apparently (http://www.asylum.com/2009/02/12/male-female-friendships-equal-opportunity-pals-or-bad-idea/).

[nottome.livejournal.com]

...That is ridiculous. I can't even believe I just read that.

[knowthenbreak.livejournal.com]

Of course.

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

Even if they genetically can't help but see us as objects (http://www.asylum.com/2009/02/17/men-view-bikini-clad-women-as-objects-literally/")?

[knowthenbreak.livejournal.com]

The article isn't loading.

However, are there several ".edu" or other such URLs also linked? Multiple scientific publications cited? Or do you take the word of one online article as absolute truth?

[nomansaugust.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

I hope so too but guys are sort of a mystery to me. I know I don't think of my friends in any sexual way but the big debate seems to be as to whether guys can. If they are wired to see women a certain way can it ever truly be platonic or is there always an underlying sexual tension?

[nomansaugust.livejournal.com]

Just because a man thinks every once in a while "Man, I'd like to screw her," doesn't mean he would and doesn't mean it gets in the way of a friendship.

[star-core.livejournal.com]

I can.

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

*Smiles* I don't know if you should count. You aren't a human.

[star-core.livejournal.com]

I didn't think you were biased...

[ticktabby.livejournal.com]

I'd like to think so.

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

Me too. If not then at least I still have you and Jubes.

[ticktabby.livejournal.com]

You totally do. Always!

[boy-scout.livejournal.com]

My best friend is female, so yes.

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

And you or she have never harbored any sort of feelings beyond platonic?

[sodding-raygun.livejournal.com]

Sure they can! Speaking from someone who's best friend is a guy, you definitely can. I mean, and if you were gay, couldn't you have the exact same problems with friends?

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

And you've never thought of him as anything more and vice versa?

[cry-canary.livejournal.com]

Of course they can.

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

Strictly platonic on both sides? No crushes that were never acted on, or sexual tension, or anything? Just friends with a guy in the same way you would with a girl.

[liam-did-it.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Chuck and I are buddies. Chuck's short for Charlene.

And um...aren't we friends? Kinda?

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

No you mean completely platonic like you would with any of your guy friends, right? No sexual tension or quiet crushes or anything?

[im-ablur.livejournal.com]

Yes..no...maybe?

[angelica-jinx.livejournal.com]

Hey, that was my answer too! *laughs* Have you ever been friends with a girl and it was completely platonic? You never crushed on her or thought of her sexually? JUST a friend.