Can men and women really be friends?
And when we say friends, do we mean “friends with the intent to gain specific priviledges” or “friends with extreme platonic relations”?
I recently became privy to some interesting information involving my one and only male platonic friend. I just found out that he thought of me as more than a friend at one point but decided that I would be more valuable to him as a friend as opposed to a girlfriend.
This revelation shot all kinds of holes in my theory of “if you’ve known this person since relative childhood, then the likelihood that it would remain platonic is high.” Ummm Houston we have a problem, there are bullet holes in the left wing and I’m on a spiraling descent! I’ve known him since middle school and apparently I’ve been blind….clearly.
And what about his choice to preserve our friendship? Will becoming “more than a friend” ruin the friendship? My cousin seems to think not b/c that’s what you’re suppose to be when you get married…friends. Because after the looks and sex fades *although I’m hoping the latter isn’t true 
*, what do you have…a genuine friendship.
I of course no longer have a definitive answer to this age old question. The one platonic relationship from which I was drawing my lil wisdom from has kinda changed…well at least on my side, since he doesn’t know I’m privy to the above revelation. Inorder to continue to act in some semblance of normalcy, I will continue to act as if I have no clue; which is somewhat true because I don’t know if those feelings were in the past or if they still linger in the present.
So again, can women and men truly just be friends? This is the question I pose to my, ohhhh mabye 3 readers! Your opinion is greatly appreciated!
Serenity
