Results: Friends with or without benefits?
Published on 01/13/2023
Do you believe men and women can be friends without any sexual component in the relationship? For instance, it may not be spoken about but one or both parties have feelings of attraction for the other but do not speak about it or act on it?
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So, do you believe men and women can be friends without any sexual component in the relationship? For instance, it may not be spoken about but one or both parties have feelings of attraction for the other but do not speak about it or act on it? No, in this day and age civilized society has moved beyond relationships being laced with any instinctual sexual component. We are no longer animals that always experience more basic instincts in every situation we are in.
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Yes, no matter what either party says there is always at least one member in any male/female relationship who feels something more for the other above friendship whether acted on or not. And if there were something introduced into the relationship that brought down their inhibitions one or both would act on that whether by speaking and/or acted upon their feelings of attraction.
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This is way more thought and effort than I put into any relationship and a bunch of crap. Just live and get on with life!
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N/A The question is sexist and biased and I don't agree with the hypothetical situation it is based on.
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Yes there can be more below the surface between both or one of the people. They might have lots of relationship like this one where they have feelings for the other person and use their perceived attraction and attractiveness as a way to boost their feelings of self worth and ego.
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Do you believe there is more than one way to be unfaithful in a relationship? For example we all know about cheaters who practice sexual infidelity toward their partners. Can partners be emotionally unfaithful if they run to someone other than their partner to deal with their feelings with someone outside of their primary relationship? Can a someone be considered intellectually unfaithful if their primary relationship only meets their basic needs and they don't bother trying to build a mental bond and instead run to other friends or previous partners for their intellectual stimulation? This is way too analytical! I am not your psychologist or psycho-therapist.
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Yes, and I have experienced relationships at least partly like what you are describing.
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No, we are social beings by nature and have evolved to get various needs met in different ways and with various people.
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People are complex beings and every human interaction leads them to a higher plane of personal healing whatever the nature of each relationship.
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N/A This is such psycho-babble crap! Get a life!
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