Why can't a single guy and a single girl be friends?
821434
My best friend since high school (25 years) is a man and I wouldn't have it any other way.  We share everything, when we were dating (other people not each other) it was always nice to have someone of the opposite sex to ask all those why and what if questions to.  \n\nMany people thought we should date but we didn't want to change anything about our relationship it wasn't worth the unknown.  We have been through each others marriages, boyfriends and girlfriends that are now over but the two of us are still together as GREAT friends.\n\nStick to your guns and don't let anyone tell you who to date, sometimes dinner with a friend is way better then with a date (you can pick off a friends plate - haha)
581814
Yes, as long no physical attraction develops.  Once the girl or the guy wants to date the other person, it becomes difficult to maintain the friendship.  The person knows he/she has feelings for him/her, so it may become uncomfortable.
293325
Well people break up for a reason! Normally cause they can't stand the other. And if one person wants to actually be friends they are generally settling for that cause the other won't give them anymore than that.
246982
because there are some things you cannot do with your guy friends.  ;)
269467
Some of us can. I have a girlfriend I am completely happy with. The ONLY interest I have in any other women is as a friend. As for those who can't, they're probably wondering why you can't just accept that they don't want to just be friends. If you just want to be friends, and a guy wants to be more than friends, don't bother with him. You have different ideas about where your relationship should be headed. Or if you do choose to spend time with a guy like that, make it very clear that you're only interested in being friends, that you're not comfortable with him trying to be anything more, and if he makes any advances on you, don't tolerate it.\n\nAdded:\nIf you don't hear from them after you've made it clear that you only want to be friends, the only interest they had in you was as more than a friend. They weren't willing to settle for less, and they have as much right to make that decision as you do to decide that you just want to be friends. Simple as that. What you wanted wasn't enough for them, what they wanted was too much for you. Best to go your separate ways.
1094680
hi i am having the same problem but the difference i am a boy and i am looking for a femail friend. so why don,t we both become friends . that might solve the problem.
944852
A friend to a guy is different from a friend with a girl...Usually guys have lots of girlfriends because the idea creeps in of "keeping your options open"...men seldom have girl friends (2 words) and it not go through the man's mind at some point that his friend has been considered for something more.....one major exception is if the girls he talks to are girls he knew for a long time...through school, church etc....then it feels like brother and sister...but if he has just recently met these girls then in all likelihood he is keeping his options open...
396660
Why are we as a society so homophobic??  Of course you can be their friend.  Why miss out on a good friendship because of sexual orientation.
428801
By "girl friends" I assume you mean friendship & not dating. That being said, I ask you why they shouldn't? Some of my best friends are of the opposite sex. If those friendships are open enough, it can be invaluable to get answers from a woman concerning questions about what a woman really meant by this or how she might feel about that.\n\nThere's no reason for people to only be friends with other people of their own gender.
431358
Well, single gurls don't want others to know they are actually single and hence don't go alone. Single guys, on the other hand, just think they can get a chick if they go to clubs. It's that simple!
603971
Because typically guy-girl relationships, whether friends or more than friends, tend to include some sort of relevant or irrelevant attraction. Since you know they were together at some point before, its natural to question whether there are still any elements of attraction there and that in itself threatens your relationship. If their relationship is strictly on a friends level, then they should both be open and willing to include you in conversations, nights out, etc... He should introduce you to her and make you feel comfortable around her if he really cares about your feelings.
975979
To put it plainly guy's don't want Girls as friends they want girlfriends, he wouldn't bother with you if he didn't feel someit. So chance it definitely darlin', its better to have tried and failed than to never have tried.
135352
It's possible, just most people don't have the mental capacity for it. If you don't have the mental capacity for it, you're going to think it's not possible. A good friend of mine has two girlfriends he loves beyond physical/sexual attraction, and they know and hang out with each other.
626541
yes. it's actually not a question on the guy's side but on the girls since girls are a lot sensitive compare to boys. rivalry between the close friend and the girlfriend will never be avoided. so why not try to be close friends with your girlfriend or fall for your best friend? :)
476667
Why not both in the same girl?
316480
Because you are just a booty call . . . you are not a girlfriend.\n\nBooty calls never become girlfriends . . . \n\n- - - \n\nIf you want a boyfriend . . . stop being so stupid.
919657
Are you crazy? If you both like each other why are you listening to your friends? Sure your friends mean well but they cant control you.