Platonic relationships

jag78 · Post by **jag78** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 2:26 pm

A girlfriend of mine told me her guy friend confessed his feelings for her, this after years of friendship. She doesn't believe now that men and women can ever be friends without romantic attraction complicating the friendship but I think it's possible (?). And where do we draw the line in a platonic relationship? Thoughts anyone? Thanks!

Baron Greenback · Post by **Baron Greenback** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 3:18 pm

Ahh this old chestnut, can men & women be friends without the guy thinking of anything else?

Who really knows? the guys do, and a gentlemen never speaks of such things 8)

Bafana · Post by **Bafana** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 4:52 pm

Normally it stays platonic until the woman gives the go ahead for some further investigations on the mans part - For us guys its only normal to think of everywoman as a potential mate unless they are from your own family.

BTW what happened with your friend - Did she give him the thumbs up or are they not alking anymore???

KT · Post by KT » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:19 pm

"Men don't have platonic friends. We just have women we haven't fuucked yet."

Chris Rock

dot dot dot · Post by **dot dot dot** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:22 pm

platonic relationships is all I ever had with women, I never found more intimacy then in the platonic...

Eric

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:30 pm

Platonic is a word us men use as an excuse when we're not able to get past 1st base!

Wild Rover · Post by **Wild Rover** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:31 pm

Eric from the Netherlands wrote:platonic relationships is all I ever had with women,

Eric

Eric, you missed out the "........until I was six..."

locallass · Post by **locallass** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:33 pm

Men *shakes head* Sex is all you think about.

dot dot dot · Post by **dot dot dot** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:38 pm

Wild Rover wrote:
Eric from the Netherlands wrote:platonic relationships is all I ever had with women,

Eric
Eric, you missed out the "........until I was six..."

I do indeed feel pretty young...

Locallass.... us men do not always think about sex, really... 8)

Eric

Wild Rover · Post by **Wild Rover** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:40 pm

locallass wrote:Men *shakes head* Sex is all you think about.

Locallass, that's just not true, we also think of other things too like... errr, mmmhh, well other things.

Carpe Diem · Post by **Carpe Diem** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:41 pm

So God calls to Adam and says, "Adam, I have some good news and some bad news. What do you want to hear first?"
Adam replies, "The good news."
God answers, "Well, the good news is I gave you a penis and a brain."
Then Adam says, "OK, so what's the bad news?"
And God says, "I only gave you enough blood to operate one at time."

Carpe Diem · Post by **Carpe Diem** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:43 pm

HOW TO SATISFY A WOMAN:
Caress, praise, pamper, relish, savor, massage, make plans, fix, empathize, serenade, compliment, support, feed, tantalize, bathe, humor, placate, stimulate, jiffylube, stroke, console, purr, hug, coddle, excite, pacify, protect, phone, correspond, anticipate, nuzzle, smooch, toast, minister to, forgive, sacrifice for, ply, accessorize, leave, return, beseech, sublimate, entertain, charm, lug, drag, crawl, show equality for, spackle, oblige, fascinate, attend, implore, bawl, shower, shave, trust, grovel, ignore, defend, coax, clothe, brag about, acquiesce, aromatize, fuse, fizz, rationalize, detoxify, sanctify, help, acknowledge, polish, upgrade, spoil, embrace, accept, butter-up, hear, understand, jitterbug, locomote, beg, plead, borrow, steal, climb, swim, nurse, resuscitate, repair, patch, crazy-glue, respect, entertain, calm, allay, kill for, die for, dream of, promise, deliver, tease, flirt, commit, enlist, pine, cajole, Anglicize, murmur, snuggle, snoozle, snurfle, elevate, enervate, alleviate, spotweld, serve, rub, rib, salve, bite, taste, nibble, gratify, take her places, scuttle like a crab on the ocean floor of her existence, diddle, doodle, hokey-pokey, hanky-panky, crystal blue persuade, flip, flop, fly, don't care if I die, swing, slip, slide, slather, mollycoddle, squeeze, moisturize, humidify, lather, tingle, slam-dunk, keep on rockin' in the free world, wet, slicken, undulate, gelatinize, brush, tingle, dribble, drip, dry, knead, fluff, fold, blue-coral wax, ingratiate, indulge, wow, dazzle, amaze, flabbergast, enchant, idolize and worship, and then go back, and start again.

HOW TO SATISFY A MAN:
Show up naked with food.

dot dot dot · Post by **dot dot dot** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 5:57 pm

And a Belgian beer...

Eric

Bafana · Post by **Bafana** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 6:02 pm

locallass wrote:Men *shakes head* Sex is all you think about.

Yes

Sometimes beer and food get a look in as well

jag78 · Post by **jag78** » Thu, 27 Oct 2005 6:27 pm

Bafana wrote:BTW what happened with your friend - Did she give him the thumbs up or are they not alking anymore???

Hi Bafana,
Afraid no thumbs up for that chap as she has a boyfriend. Things got a little weird at first but she thinks everything's normal as they can get...strained of course, but that's a given with the circumstances...

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