Letter To AskDrO.com

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Dear Dr. O,

I would like to know what your readers think about friendships between people of the opposite sex. My brother tells me that it is impossible for two people to be friends and one of them not think of the other in a sexual manner. I disagree with him, but I wonder if I am wrong…because I don’t have any close male friends, but I think it is possible.

Thank You,

“sweetgirl”

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Dear “sweetgirl”: Thank you for your valuable input. We will open the floor to our readers and see what their opinions may be.

Sincerely,

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  • Essdie

    The answer to this question depends on who answers. I don’t think any healthy, heterosexual male befriends a female and not at least THINK about what could be…. However, two people can be friends without following up on that thought. Usually, the woman doesn’t even know that her best guy friend has the thought! It’s on the male to control himself. Women tend to be more trusting than men in my opinion and so they don’t suspect their male friends to be thinking anything “out of order”.

    • AskDrO

      @Essdie WHAT? Women are more trusting than men? Could you please provide the readers with the data for this conclusion?

  • Essdie

    I think I was misunderstood! Women tend to trust men in mixed gender friendships and often seem to be genuinely surprised when the male friend makes a move that is non-platonic. PLEASE accept that I was ONLY referring to who trusts the other friend not to turn the friendship into something sexual. I think most men would be GLAD to have a female friend turn the friendship into something more. I have no data on who trusts whom more, but I think women WANT a male friend that they can trust not to make a move more than men want it.

    • AskDrO

      @Essdie. I am so lost. Please clarify!


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