Men and Women can be Only friends?What about LGBT people - Page 4

This content was originally posted by: zorrro

Supposing romantic feelings exist. Does that rule out friendship?

This content was originally posted by: Quixotic5

Not necessarily..married couples can be best friends of each other  .. even Exs can be friends (very rare though & personally i don't think its not healthy ).. but if two people who aren't in a relationship but are just friends harboring romantic feelings then i guess it somehow taints the sanctity of friendship 🤔..goes on to prove that men & women will indeed think of each other that way..

This content was originally posted by: zorrro

Its difficult for most average beings to control their thoughts but show  sufficient restrain in their behavior. Doesn't that show their sensitive and responsible side? So why should that be a bar for friendship?

This content was originally posted by: zorrro

I think there is a very thin line dividing feelings like Love, affection,  attraction, admiration, respect, concern, care -- These aren't exactly water tight compartments. Friendship can mean a whole lot of things to different individuals.  It could be physical presence, or just a sharing of views, inspiration, an emotional or moral support  or something more intimate. So what exactly would constitute sanctity of friendship?

 

This content was originally posted by: Quixotic5

True things are always subjective & hard to compartmentalize .. 😊

The generally accepted idea of  Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between two or more people ( that does not involve romantic or sexual intimacy ) , atleast thats what people mean when they say , "No , we are just good friends "... 

This content was originally posted by: zorrro

uh- the link says that affection is a rare state of mind. So what about all the friendship that exists in the world? And why only heterosexual friendship be targetted in these days of  increasing demand for  LGBT rights 😲. What is the guarantee that friendship between same gender is devoid of any romantic feelings 🤔

This content was originally posted by: Quixotic5

 

Err..i think "rare state of mind" (affection) means you dont go around bonding with every Tom,Dick & Harry & call it a friendship..two people who just met at a party or a function may be cordial with each other & even like each other ( but not in a romantic way ), could be potential friends but not friends yet , in order to be called "friends" you have to have a "genuine bonding" with that person..this genuine bonding is also very subjective , for some it takes long while for others not that much..point being, you dont feel "affection" for just anybody unless that person matters to you , hence "rare".. & yes , it does include all the friendship & other affectionate relationships in the world..