Friendship is described as a relationship between two people who have a shared bond of affection, but this relationship does not include sexual relations. Many people have opinions on friendships between women and men. Some believe that men and women can not have a friendship without it amounting to more. Others believe that they can just be friends. I believe that each friendship is different depending on how it started and what each person intended in the first place. All friendships start with mutual respect and understanding.
Men and women both mutually benefit from this friendship. Each person learns something. Men usually learn that it is okay to talk about their feelings to someone, especially when the friend they are talking to is a girl. In a way, a girl validates these emotions because they make them feel like they are not crazy about having certain feelings towards a situation. I feel like it is easier to have arguments with guys as well. They give a different perspective on a situation that you probably have not thought about. They do not get upset about things as easily, so it is easier to be completely honest with them about certain things. It is like you do not have to walk on eggshells. For women, men provide different perspectives on situations. They let you know when you are overreacting or overthinking something super simple.
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Girl and girl friendships do have benefits as well. They know how to make you feel better after you just got ghosted by the guy you have been talking to for a while. They are easy to talk to about problems that guys do not understand. You have a girls’ night watch some movies, drink wine, eat some ice cream and then move on. But sometimes you just want to talk to your guy best friend about the guy that ghosted you. It is easier to talk to him because then you can crack jokes and it does not have to be serious at all. They make it seem like that person was not that important in the first place.
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In each of these different types of friendships, there is a level of trust. I believe that the friendship you have with a certain person is not worth risking even if feelings do come up. Sometimes you just have to let them fade away. There is also the perspective of not being sexually attracted to somebody. I disagree with the theory that guys and girls cannot just be friends because some people are just meant to be friends.