Do you have friends of the opposite sex?
I don't believe those who say men & women can't be friends because of the sex factor. That hasn't been my experience at all.
Yes I do. They make comments and innuendos sometimes but it's all in fun.
Friends? I don't have any of either gender.
(Just kidding! But keep it on the DL I'd hate to lose my pathetic loser cred here at Mock.
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I've got two friends of the opposite sex Andrea and Judith sex or perving has never been an issue between any of us.
I have female friends that will sit on my leg at my house in front of my wife, hug me and give a peck on the cheek. Trust is all you really need. I just hate it when their husbands or boyfriends try it.
(07-14-2013, 05:16 PM)Maggot Wrote: [ -> ]I just hate it when their husbands or boyfriends try it.
I can see why, it's more than a little weird to have them sitting on your leg & pecking your cheek.
(07-14-2013, 05:20 PM)Duchess Wrote: [ -> ] (07-14-2013, 05:16 PM)Maggot Wrote: [ -> ]I just hate it when their husbands or boyfriends try it.
I can see why, it's more than a little weird to have them sitting on your leg & pecking your cheek.
Its because I sit on the cooler.
Next thing you know they'll be asking you to dance. *nods*
Puff? 
(07-14-2013, 05:29 PM)Duchess Wrote: [ -> ]
Puff?
Damn ......almost forgot about that! Good idea.
I don't have any friends, I hate everyone.
(07-14-2013, 06:05 PM)sally Wrote: [ -> ]I don't have any friends, I hate everyone.
You're a big pussycat IRL.
I probably have as many women friends as I do male friends, never took a head count.
Some of the women friends have been FWB in the past but we are still friends.
The guys not so much, never had any benefits with them.
(07-14-2013, 06:07 PM)ramseycat Wrote: [ -> ] (07-14-2013, 06:05 PM)sally Wrote: [ -> ]I don't have any friends, I hate everyone.
You're a big pussycat IRL.
I'm very nice IRL, but I still don't have any friends besides for my husband, kids and mom. A friend is someone that you can trust 100%, everyone else is an acquaintance. To me anyway.
And I don't think having opposite sex friends would work in my relationship with my husband anyway. I could see my husband getting really annoyed by coming home from work and finding my "best friend" Skip sitting in his chair everyday. 3rd day tops and Skip would be leaving with a broken neck.
The opposite sex friends are my girlfriends husbands. The only men that are of the opposite sex that are safe to be friends with are gay men. Because eventually the man will try and cross the line. It's an awkward place to be.
I have a few really close female friends. One in particular that I grew up with. She is like the sister I never had and I love her dearly. Nothing sexual, attraction or physical, has ever come into it, it'd be just...weird.
(07-14-2013, 07:17 PM)aussiefriend Wrote: [ -> ]Because eventually the man will try and cross the line. It's an awkward place to be.
Like the majority of things in life, Loosey, it goes both ways.
(07-14-2013, 08:25 PM)crash Wrote: [ -> ]I have a few really close female friends. One in particular that I grew up with. She is like the sister I never had and I love her dearly. Nothing sexual, attraction or physical, has ever come into it, it'd be just...weird.
Same here; I've known my best friend since we were 12. He is the brother that I never had. No sexual tension or romantic interest involved.
(07-14-2013, 07:17 PM)aussiefriend Wrote: [ -> ]The opposite sex friends are my girlfriends husbands. The only men that are of the opposite sex that are safe to be friends with are gay men. Because eventually the man will try and cross the line. It's an awkward place to be.
It happens sometimes, even when male friends are husbands of female friends.
Life. People, both men and women, try to cross all kinds of lines all of the time - some more than others.
It's not a given that every straight man will act the same way under the same circumstances with every woman. That's not been my reality, at least. Maybe you're just too sexy for your own damn good, aussie!
Anyway, I'd hate shielding myself from potentially interesting people/situations due to the fact that there's no guarantee that they're "safe" from becoming "awkward". Total pessimistic drag. If you can handle awkward situations, what's the real "danger'?
(07-14-2013, 08:25 PM)crash Wrote: [ -> ]I have a few really close female friends. One in particular that I grew up with. She is like the sister I never had and I love her dearly. Nothing sexual, attraction or physical, has ever come into it, it'd be just...weird.
(07-14-2013, 07:17 PM)aussiefriend Wrote: [ -> ]Because eventually the man will try and cross the line. It's an awkward place to be.
Like the majority of things in life, Loosey, it goes both ways.
Like the majority of things in life, you need to set boundaries. AF gives off the go ahead and then gets huffy when the dude takes the bait.
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