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HAL9000

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Lifer
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I have loads of female friends. Of course men and women can be friends, men just need to stop thinking with their cocks.
 
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I've had female friends (and do), but I always end up liking them more than a friend. Sheit.
 
MotionMan

MotionMan

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The video nailed it.

All those who say otherwise are either lying to themselves, are asexual or gay (not that there is anything wrong with that).

MotionMan
 
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Lifer
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911paramedic said:
What does it matter if they are lesbian? It doesn't stop me from wanting to bump uglies with them. (lipstick lesbians)
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Because I'm not attracted to people who have no interest in me.

I don't get why some men have such a problem being friends with the opposite sex. It's a bit pathetic.
 
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Balt

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0roo0roo said:
chris rock also covered "platonic friends"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zywIR_ZFLts
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"Women will keep their platonic friends forever. Why? Because you never know. You know what a platonic friend is to a woman? It's like a dick in a glass case. In case of emergency, break open glass."

Pretty funny.

I have mostly female friends these days, since the office I work in is about 80-90% female. I'd be lying if I said I didn't have any attraction to them whatsoever. Since most of them are married, though, neither they nor I really have any intention of being more than friends.
 
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Women in the workplace who are married are some of randiest chicks you'll ever hang out with. They are away from the kids and their husbands and spend most of their waking hours at the office. This makes them walking tease machines. If you want to play along, they will entertain you- as long as you understand that it's all a game.
 
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HAL9000 said:
Because I'm not attracted to people who have no interest in me.

I don't get why some men have such a problem being friends with the opposite sex. It's a bit pathetic.
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No, whats pathetic is settling for less

There are only 2 conditions in which this can happen:

1 - Ugly friend
2 - Either of you is already hooked up

Thats it, if the above is false, guys will ALWAYS want something more, its just our nature
 
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Lifer
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ShadowOfMyself said:
No, whats pathetic is settling for less

There are only 2 conditions in which this can happen:

1 - Ugly friend
2 - Either of you is already hooked up

Thats it, if the above is false, guys will ALWAYS want something more, its just our nature
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Errm no, a good friendship isn't settling, sometimes a great friendship is better than a crappy relationship. Why should every girl you meet be subjected to you wanting them like that? Put your dick away and start thinking about friendship with these people.

Some people you meet and want more, fine go for it with them, there's nothing to say you can't have friendships with other girls.

The idea that as soon as you meet any reasonably attractive girl the only thing on your mind and the only outcome is either sex or disinterest is pathetic.
 
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Side note: I'd like this same interview to be conducted with an older generation to see how they'd respond.
 
mnewsham

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HAL9000 said:
Errm no, a good friendship isn't settling, sometimes a great friendship is better than a crappy relationship. Why should every girl you meet be subjected to you wanting them like that? Put your dick away and start thinking about friendship with these people.

Some people you meet and want more, fine go for it with them, there's nothing to say you can't have friendships with other girls.

The idea that as soon as you meet any reasonably attractive girl the only thing on your mind and the only outcome is either sex or disinterest is pathetic.
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pretty much how i feel
 
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HAL9000 said:
Errm no, a good friendship isn't settling, sometimes a great friendship is better than a crappy relationship. Why should every girl you meet be subjected to you wanting them like that? Put your dick away and start thinking about friendship with these people.

Some people you meet and want more, fine go for it with them, there's nothing to say you can't have friendships with other girls.

The idea that as soon as you meet any reasonably attractive girl the only thing on your mind and the only outcome is either sex or disinterest is pathetic.
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Yep.

Some of the coolest girls I know I keep around as friends because if I were to date/mess around with them it would crash and burn eventually. There are PLENTY of women out there to have sexual relations of whatever type you are looking for. There is no short supply so why tap into the ones that make good, reliable friends?

Also, just because someone makes a great female friend that doesn't mean they would make a great partner. A female friend can do all sorts of stupid stuff and it is entertaining. As a girlfriend it gets annoying.
 
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HendrixFan said:
Yep.

Some of the coolest girls I know I keep around as friends because if I were to date/mess around with them it would crash and burn eventually. There are PLENTY of women out there to have sexual relations of whatever type you are looking for. There is no short supply so why tap into the ones that make good, reliable friends?

Also, just because someone makes a great female friend that doesn't mean they would make a great partner. A female friend can do all sorts of stupid stuff and it is entertaining. As a girlfriend it gets annoying.
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Damn straight, I love my female friends and even if I were single some of them I wouldn't want to date in a million years, we would drive each other insane.

I love having close friendships with women, it's a different kind of friendship than the ones I have with men. Women make good friends if you can stop thinking with your penis.
 
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HAL9000 said:
Damn straight, I love my female friends and even if I were single some of them I wouldn't want to date in a million years, we would drive each other insane.

I love having close friendships with women, it's a different kind of friendship than the ones I have with men. Women make good friends if you can stop thinking with your penis.
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One of the prettiest girls I have ever met is one of my close friends. I'm going out with her and her (hot) friends for her birthday tonight. She is almost 6 ft tall, slender, a dancer and has striking features. Anytime we hang out we have a blast, but also every single girl wherever we are gives me the longest stares. I get so much more attention than usual when I hang out with her, it is absurd.

She tells me stories about the pain she puts guys through and I laugh. It is terribly funny because I'm not the one dealing with it. She gets clingy and she gets pouty. I wouldn't be okay with that. But we have been good friends for over five years now and it is a friendship that I wouldn't give up just to fool around with her a few times.
 
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