Can a friend be one's valentine. Man and woman friendship?
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Heavens, yes!  Without friendship, there wouldn't be love in the first place!
137254
I think it is. I have men friends. Just because you are friends with someone of the opposite sex, doesn't mean that is has to be sexual.
573165
Friends are friends...no matter what the sex.
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I realy do think that Men and Woman can be close even Very close friends, with out there being sex.\n\nI have many Female friends, and the thought has nether entered my mind that there could (nor would want) there to be anythink more.\n\nIt is a VERY sad world we live in if Men and Woman were only close for sex! \n\nIt mattres not about being gay or even ugly, All poeple can be friends man and woman, woman and woman, man and man, what dose it matter.\n\nYour friend and many others out there are just very closed minded, and are just going along with what we are told and not what thay them self think.
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If you are asking concerning friends of the same sex, I really don't see a problem with that based on all the aspect you mentioned, but if it is with the opposite sex I don't think its advisable concerning the physical aspect, in the sense that you are both good friends why jeopardize your friendship? Because its only if ink runs in your veins, you have lost your sense of sight and you are dead to all physical contact that nothing will happen between the two of you.\n\nAside from this if you both go that deep and you don't end up getting married to each other, you would loose respect for one another.\n\nIn the emotional aspect, ladies have been endowed with the capability of reaching men better. They are like mothers to us. They are ready to comfort you and listen to you, they share your burden with you some go to the extent of carrying the whole thing as if it was theirs.\nAnyway this is not the case with emotional ladies seeking a guy to comfort them this often ends up in something else.\n\nThe mental aspect I think both sex are OK and can handle the situation depending on the type of response and reasoning you want.
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Yes 2 people still can remain friends after being intimate I have lived it myself. I was intimate with a younger man and later decided to just be friends. I have been friends with him for 7 yrs, but in my case I had no feelings other then friendship with him so that might be why it worked out ok.
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male or female friend?
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No.  Girls are capable of having male friends without expecting to fall in love in the future.  At first a girl might want to be friends with a male to explore the possibility of a future relationship, but you can tell right away her intentions.  If she's overly friendly (flirtatious) then she's attracted to you.  But if she starts to mention other guys and starts to treat you like "one of the girls" then you hit the friendship wall.  \n\nGuys, on the other hand, will only have friends that are girls with the hope that "someday" they will be in the right place at the right time (when the girl is vulnerable and falls right into his arms). \n\nThere are exceptions to the rule, but for the most part the above is true.\n\nMaybe you can give us more details so that we can better answer this question.  Is there a certain way a friend of yours is acting?
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friends can become lovers...and lovers can become friends...if you both like each other you should risk it...
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Men & women can be friends. Just be careful not to let it go any further than that. Eg. I am friends with my male colleagues at work, but I make sure I get to know their wifes or GFs as well so they do not get the wrong ideas - aka they need to know I am not a threat. And I never put out wrong signals with colleagues - some may hint at something more but I always made it clear where I stand. If I am not interested, I am not interested period - particularly in married or men who are already with someone else.\nAs to why it does happen? Well, men tend to think of sex most times (read relationship books - it is a primal thing with them). They find opportunities for it to happen and at times end up jeopardising real friendships cos of it. If a guy friend pushes it, I let the friendship go. Maybe that's why folks say plutonic friendships are not workable. But I have good male friends who are absolutely faithful to their spouses so I am glad to know that such men, however rare, still exist. I for one would want my man to be exactly that - faithful to me and only me and I would be the same for him too.
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I had a friend once who wrote a story book about him and a girl he was interested in and gave it to her on Valentine's Day to tell her how he felt...  Very cute idea, I think, but only in the right situation.  Otherwise it might be creepy.
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Yes, a friendship can be characterized as platonic if there is no sex involved. You can also have a friendship with sex (but things may get complicated). Friendships with one friend might be going places, talking and with another friend there may be more intimacy yet you date others (not platonic)
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Friendship and love goes 2gether.  You cant have one without the other.
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It is totally possible to have a best friend of the opposite sex with out falling in love with them.  Especially if both people involved are thinking with their heads and not what is down below.  I have had a few very good guy friends that I was never in love with.  I care alot about them because they are good friends, they are like brothers to me, so I guess you would say I love them in a family way but I'm not in love with them.  It's totally possible!
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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.
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For sure!  Those are the people who need our love and friendship most of all!\n\nIt's important to always respect one another's opinions and beliefs.
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platonic love is where there is no sexual attraction, more like brother and sister.  Friendship on the other hand can have other feelings involved but its where you start a healthy relationship.  With female to male friendships its possibel to have both platonic love and romantic love not in the same friendship.