Is opposite sex friendship possible?

Daily experience suggests that non-romantic friendships between males and females are not only possible, but common—men and women live, work, and play side-by-side, and generally seem to be able to avoid spontaneously sleeping together.

Can there be true friendship between a man and a woman?

In many cases, the answer is no. Sometimes that is a good thing, when both people see friendship as a step to mutually satisfying love, sex, and/or commitment. At other times, men and women cannot be just friends because only one friend desires something more. Friendship between men and women is not impossible.

Are men attracted to their opposite sex friends?

When researchers at the University of Wisconsin investigated attraction between opposite sex friends, they found that “young men would experience stronger attraction toward their cross-sex friends than would women, and that men’s attraction to their female friends would be relatively strong regardless of their current romantic relationship status.

Are opposite sex friendships dangerous?

I dug into the research and discovered that the truth is somewhere in the middle. Opposite sex friendships aren’t as harrowing and dangerous as the internet wants you to believe, but they’re also more work if you’re in a dedicated relationship with someone else. But can men and women really just be friends?

Can married people have best friends of the opposite gender?

The truth is, even if you aren’t prone to having best friends of the opposite gender, many married people struggle with how to handle friendships and relationships in this situation. What are the rules?

Should my partner cut off all opposite sex friends completely?

It’s unreasonable to expect your partner to cut off half the world’s population for your sole benefit. Period. Asking him or her to surrender opposite sex friendships completely is unfair to everyone involved. A better solution is to find out what benefits they get from their friendship (s) and negotiate boundaries accordingly.