Can guys and girls be just friends?

[KatonRyu 1,026]

Some of my best friends are girls, and I'm a guy, so clearly guys and girls can be just friends. People who say it's impossible probably have had bad experiences with it.

[baltosaa 86]

I'm just saying, it doesn't take a genius to put two and two together using their brain only to discover,

 

that yes,

Girls and guys,

Guys and girls,

can in fact

be friends.

[Nari 17]

It's absolutely possible for guys and girls to just be friends. There are many situations where you are friends with the opposite gender, but the relationship between the two of you is more like brother and sister and you could never imagine being anything more than good friends. These types of friendships can be very beneficial for members of both genders. Our first experience with neutral gender diversity is within our own family, but when we expand beyond ourselves and our family it gives us a healthy bit of perspective on what the other side is all about. This gives you beneficial experience with the opposite gender and it can be valuable later on when you are seeking romantic relationships because you won't just have a one dimensional view of the opposite gender.

[pyroshark 19]

As long as boys and girls are called different things (why not young human?) some not. Im not saying no girl can be Friends with boys, but list girls as different than boys activates a natural team blue vs team red... thing. its a natural instinct honestly, competitive blood, us humans. They even made a vault in fallout to test this except it was red and blue. They got along well for a year or 2 until someone asked "who is better?" than instant civil war.

not always but overall

 

#logic at fallout 

[K1NG_NAZARA 15]

Yes. They can be friends. I grew up hanging around girl friends (picked up a few bad habits like hand gesturing and chattiness).

 

Unless they were a couple, in that case no. They can't. They can try but almost in every case, someone is going to suffer.

Edited January 8, 2016 by K1NG_NAZARA

[EpicEnergy 22,053]

I think they can, I've had some girls as friends before.

[Technoblade 112]

why is this even a question

[Fluttershyfan94 5,737]

They can be friends sure but staying as friends you have to make it clear you only want to be friends. Which usually is drama as that's how it is people think of everyone as a romance possibility. Yet of course you can be friends, though you also cant control the other having feelings for you should therefore keep that in mind. While I've been friends with girls most of them do desire a relationship and whether it is you or they that have those feelings is random.  

I say you can but if they want to be more then friends be it you or the person you are friends with. Say the feeling is not mutual then that will most likely be the end of your friendship and relationship you would have had. Knowing a lot of girls they take rejection very strongly. 

Edited May 29, 2020 by Fluttershyfan94

[SparklingSwirls 21,261]

I've always struggled with this unless I wasn't attracted to the guy at all, because otherwise it would just feel awkward for me. But everyone is different and for some people it's very easy to have friends of the opposite gender.

[LeafFerret 3,382]

I always found girls to be more interesting than guys especially if they have an interest in stuff that guys would be interested in like games or sports. I also like seeing what their personality is like or where they come from because for some reason I have an interest in what my friends like rather than my own interests.  

[Adorable Lovestar 243]

There are women who want to be friends with men, and men who want to be friends with women. Given these two qualifications, obviously, men and women can be friends.

[TotallyNotNyx 15,563]

13 hours ago, Fluttershyfan94 said:

They can be friends sure but staying as friends you have to make it clear you only want to be friends. Which usually is drama as that's how it is people think of everyone as a romance possibility. Yet of course you can be friends, though you also cant control the other having feelings for you should therefore keep that in mind. While I've been friends with girls most of them do desire a relationship and whether it is you or they that have those feelings is random.  

I say you can but if they want to be more then friends be it you or the person you are friends with. Say the feeling is not mutual then that will most likely be the end of your friendship and relationship you would have had. Knowing a lot of girls they take rejection very strongly. 

That’s probably one of the advantages of being ugly. I am never gonna have to lose friends who are girls due to drama like you mentioned loool. 
 

For me personally. I’ve never been friends with a girl, but I would say that yes, boys and girls can be friends. There’s nothing wrong with it.

[Adorable Lovestar 243]

3 minutes ago, Princess of Luck 🍀⚡🔥 said:

That’s probably one of the advantages of being ugly. I am never gonna have to lose friends who are girls due to drama like you mentioned loool. 
 

For me personally. I’ve never been friends with a girl, but I would say that yes, boys and girls can be friends. There’s nothing wrong with it.

You're always beautiful to someone, and we could always be friends.

[DixonTheAdversary 1,631]

I have a couple friends who are Female, so yeah, guys and girls can just be friends. None of them have shown any sort of romantic interest in me, so that qualifies to me as just a friend.

[Splashee 28,537]

On 5/30/2020 at 2:35 PM, Princess of Luck 🍀⚡🔥 said:

For me personally. I’ve never been friends with a girl, but I would say that yes, boys and girls can be friends. There’s nothing wrong with it.

You aren't missing anything. Girls are annoying and have cooties.

 

[Stardust 640]

I dun get that. I mean what if ur bi does that mean u can't be friends with anyone loool

Or is it just that they are so different blah blah

Edited June 1, 2020 by flurry

[Mlppotterwhoovian 381]

I have a best friend who’s a boy and we get along well, it annoys me when people think we are dating.

[LegoDashie 1,806]

hey as long as your not having any feelings for them then its fine being best friends ^^

[ExplosionMare 18,007]

21 minutes ago, LegoDashie said:

hey as long as your not having any feelings for them then its fine being best friends ^^

True

[TheNewBrony 69]

Totally! I'm a guy, I have 2 bf's who are girls and many other just friends. 

[Prince Doopliss 2,350]

Can boys and girls be just friends?

 

Yes, they can. It just deepens on how close friends they can be before you say they are in a relationship. Unless it is a blind date that some how works. Or love first sight somehow works.

[Here No Longer 5,270]

It honestly would be sexist to say that it isn't possible for "guys and girls" to be friends, and it goes against my own real life experiences. So yes, a male and a female can just be friends.

Edited June 2, 2020 by Dustlicious

[Early Sunsets 2,106]

Common sense tells me yes, my experiences and the majority of what I've witnessed tell me no. Bottom line, I think it just comes down to the people involved. Most people can be entirely platonic with someone of the opposite gender (or whatever gender they're attracted to), but there are definitely some who can't.

[ShadOBabe 18,984]

Oh sure. You might get some people who tease the both of you, but whatever. Tell them to butt out and know it off.

[Brony Number 42 9,884]

99% of the time no. Men and women want different things and I think there will always be an imbalance of who puts in more effort.