Harry Potter and Friends have shown both sides of this argument but what do you think?
Most of us have gone through this phase: View this image ' media.giphy.com View this image ' media.giphy.com
However, there comes a time where girls and guys become friends and sometimes it can progress further than that. View this image ' media.giphy.com
There are 2 arguments to this debate: View this image ' media.giphy.com
1. Guy likes girl at some point in their friendship View this image ' media.giphy.com According to Adrian F. Wards Scientific Americanarticle, men are more attracted to their female friends than vice versa. Men are also more likely than women to think that their opposite-sex friends are attracted to them. Mens estimation of how attractive they are to their female friends has nothing to do with how these women actually feel but almost everything to do with how the men themselves feel- basically, males assume that any romantic attraction they experience is mutual, and are blind to the actual level of romantic interest felt by their female friends. Women, too, are blind to the mindset of their opposite-sex friends; because females generally are not attracted to their male friends, they assume that this lack of attraction is mutual. As a result, men consistently overestimate the level of attraction felt by their female friends and women consistently underestimate the level of attraction felt by their male friends. View this image '
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Girl likes guy at some point in their friendship View this image ' media.giphy.com Girls seem to be able to keep a friendship platonic but it isnt always the case. There are occasions where a girl has feelings for her friend but keeps it to herself. Things dont work out because the girl doesnt share her feelings or the guy and girl like each other at different points in their friendship. But sometimes the feelings happen when the friend gets a girlfriend. It is unclear whether these are true feelings for him or the fear of being disconnected from the attention theyre used to. View this image ' tumblr.com
2. Guy and girl never like each other during their friendship View this image ' s3-ec.buzzfed.com Cosmopolitan featured an article Guy + Girl = just friends?, in which social psychologist, Dr Dina McMillan, agrees that it is definitely possible to keep things platonic. She states: When men and women are successful as friends their relationship is more like siblings. The bond is very close and lasting. So if youre worried about not wearing makeup or burping around him you should reevaluate your friendship. According toPsychology Today, friendship between men and women is not impossible. It requires finding someone with friendship goals matching your own. Also, if you desire just friends, then it may be better to pick only friends who are already in other romantic relationship. That way, you can have a satisfying exchange, a good friend, and no frustration.
A Utah State student asks both sides if men and women can be just friends: Video available at:http://youtube.com/watch?v=T_lh5fR4DMA&t=160. Via patvicious1 YouTube
What we see represented in media: The girl is completely oblivious to her friend liking her:
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View this image ' media.giphy.com As seen in:The Lizzie McGuire Movie View this image ' tumblr.com Pride & Prejudice
Sometimes the girl doesnt reciprocate those feelings: View this image ' mrwgifs.com As seen in:Dawsons Creek View this image ' media.giphy.com Game Of Thrones
And sometimes the boy doesnt return them either: View this image ' img3.wikia.nocookie.net As seen in:Sherlock
Theres a sexual tension there: View this image ' tumblr.com As seen in:Doctor Who
They realize they have always liked each other:
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View this image ' media.giphy.com As seen in:Harry Potter series View this image ' giphy.com Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
And it works out: View this image ' media.giphy.com View this image ' tumblr.com As seen in:13 Going On 30 View this image ' media.giphy.com The West Wing
So what do you think? View this image ' blogger.com View this image ' data3.whicdn.com Read more:http://buzzfeed.com/smackgowan/can-heterosexual-men-and-women-ever-be-just-frieng1b9 Can Heterosexual Men And Women Ever Be 'Just Friends?'
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