I Believe A Guy And A Girl Can Be Just Friends

I'm still not sure on this one. I have life- long male friends that I was in school with that altho we don't see each other regularly, we stay in touch an are pals. A couple of them, altho never boyfriends were boys I had a soft spot for....or they me. Never more than a playful kiss.....but quite obviously the fondness we had for one another then has stayed through the years. We know each others partners and kids and it's lovely. I do wonder If we would still be friends if we'd ever dated. Very probably not x

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ItReallyDoesntMatterAnymore · M

I used to know a girl whom I would consider to have been one of my best friends...we knew very well it wouldn't be anything more than that.

When you develop feelings though, that's when it can become tricky esp. if one person doesn't feel romantically inclined towards the other. Can your friendship continue if you seen them with a girlfriend/boyfriend? I have heard people claim that this has happened to them, and they have managed to remain friends (one man claimed he'd even gone to his female friend's wedding despite being romantically rejected by her).

I guess if it was me, I don't think I'd be able to handle it, and thus have to call time on our friendship.