Male-Female friendships. Can men and women be friends? How is the dynamic different VS male friends or girlfriends/plates?

Invalidity · 2015-07-31T19:50:43+00:00

Can men and women be friends?

Only if there is no chance the man and woman will be attracted to each other, and only if you both enhance each other's lives.

Female friends are great because they can be social proof, and they can also introduce you to their friends. But true female friends are rare.

How is the dynamic different VS male friends or girlfriends/plates?

The dynamic with a female friend is slightly different because AWALT. Meaning, as a woman, she doesn't think as a man does; doesn't see issues or life as a man does; and doesn't resolve problems as a man does. She will tend to see "the female side" of things; she will tend to emote whereas you tend to think logically. It doesn't mean she can never think or you can never feel; it just means you tend toward opposite approaches.

cmiovino · 2015-07-31T23:27:05+00:00

I believe they can, on a strictly platonic level though. Case in point: We have a female in our car scene here... loves her WRX, drives it, mods it, comes to meets, drinks beer with us. Just hangs too. But yeah, zero chance of anyone hooking up or going relationship-style.

She actually had a boyfriend prior to this, but that fell apart when she purchased her WRX about six months ago. She then started 'hangin' with us guys. I have an inclining her showing up to meets and hanging with her boyfriend's male friends really screwed with their male/female exclusive relationship.

But with all that said, she's really good friends with all of us. Point here is, you can't have both dynamics going on at the same time. Period.

MeatCurtainRod · 2015-07-31T21:08:04+00:00

No, men and women cannot be friends. This is not open to discussion. Doing so will always lead to the bluepill male as described in the sidebar. Take note of who says yes and who says no. Clear alphas and clear betas. Oh ya, and watch part two. Very enlightening.

They can be acquaintances. Nothing more. You know, a friend of a friend. Another person in the group. This topic gets asked over and over and the answer is the same.

Title	Male-Female friendships. Can men and women be friends? How is the dynamic different VS male friends or girlfriends/plates?
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Date	July 31, 2015 7:22 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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