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[ENTP] ''only friends'' relationship between male and female

SerengetiBetty

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What is your opinion about male and female ''only friends'' kind of relationship and why and do you try to avoid that?
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i can only do it if i'm not sexually attracted to the guy. i have several friends like this and it's been working just fine for several years. if i'm secretly thinking about getting in his pants then it's not an option mainly because i can't keep secrets :devil:
 

OrangeAppled

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Not quite the point I was going to make. I was more trying to hit at the point that sometimes setting strict boundaries can limit a relationship more than said boundaries were initially designed to.

The point I am making is some men have the inability to see women as anything but potential sexual/romantic partners. What makes a woman different from a man for platonic friendship if there is no physical attraction to get in the way?
 

tcda

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The point I am making is some men have the inability to see women as anything but potential sexual/romantic partners. What makes a woman different from a man for platonic friendship if there is no physical attraction to get in the way?

As a man, I think like this, and I reckon most men (not all) think the same: How do you know you will never be physically attracted to someone?:shock: Only if you are either not interested in their geneder, or find them repulsive (which is pretty unlikely in the case of a friendship).

Fact is men don't bring in that strict divide of "friend" vs "potential partner".

Once I realized women work differently, I made an effort to avoid ever getting put in the "friend" category. Trouble is most men don't realize that women employ that divide.
 

JustHer

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It's possible, just sort of rare. Try finding someone you have activity relations with (I think that's an ESFJ for you). I have an ESFP buddy and it's actually entirely platonic yet really awesome :D
 
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