Confessions on Yik Yak | Alright let’s start a fight Can men and women have close platonic friendships? Are you comfortable with your partner having a close friend of their preferred sex? What about them spending time alone together?

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Alright let’s start a fight Can men and women have close platonic friendships? Are you comfortable with your partner having a close friend of their preferred sex? What about them spending time alone together?

Anonymous 7w

Yeah they can.

Anonymous 7w

I don’t want female friends. Just a wife and kids that I can provide for

Anonymous 7w

Men and women cannot be platonic friends no matter what people lie and tell you. It never works long term.

Anonymous 7w

yes, yes, and yes. i’m a bi woman, ofc id be understanding of this. if i cant trust that you would stay loyal to me then i dont want you. if im questioning it, ill bring it up because communication is essential to a healthy relationship.

Anonymous 7w

Yes, yes, depends on the setting

Anonymous

#2 7w

I mean it’s worked for 7 years between my fiancee and I. Sounds like you might be speaking from a place of hurt?

Anonymous

OP 7w

Aren’t you proving my point though? If he’s your fiancee now it doesn’t sound exactly platonic. Im just a realistic speaking truth.

Anonymous

#2 7w

Lmfao. My fiancee and I were never just friends. We met and then went on our first date a couple weeks later. And across 7 years since then, we both have had and hung out alone with members of the opposite sex

Anonymous

#5 7w

Aye my fiancee is also a bi woman. Maybe it’s just a queer thing lol. Yes! Our point exactly! If I can’t trust you to be around a person cause I think you’ll cheat, then clearly the most fundamental part of the relationship isn’t present

Anonymous

#7 7w

I think that’s fair, I could understand how the presence of alcohol would change boundaries for some people

Anonymous

OP 7w

I honestly think alcohol is fine! Anytime I was in a relationship and was around my guy friends drinking I never did anything I think for me the setting is more like if yall are planning sleepovers on purpose that’s a bit werid to ke

Anonymous

#7 7w

Yeah, only thing similar I’ve done was the earlier mentioned drinking with her roommate. We went back to her and my fiancee’s apartment afterwards, and I slept in my fiancé‘s room, but that was less of a sleepover then it was passing tf out

Anonymous

#8 7w

You know what? That’s okay too king

Anonymous

OP 7w

That’s totally different I’d say!!

Anonymous

#7 7w

Yeah definitely. There’s an intentionality behind saying hey we’re gonna stay up all night at my place having a sleepover as opposed to just needing a place to stay after drinking

Anonymous

OP 7w

Absolutely!! One is unplanned and needed which I think is totally fine given the circumstances better to stay somewhere safe than no where at all

Anonymous

#7 7w

For sure, and the thing about a sleep over is like I wanna go too! That would be fun, but if you’re like no I want it to be just us then nope

Anonymous

OP 7w

Again, it sounds like you just made my argument for me. If you think this is helping your position it’s really not.

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Anonymous

#2 7w

No my friend, maybe you need to reread my original question. “Can men and women have close platonic friendships?” Key would there is can, as in if attempted. Me falling in love with my future wife is not me attempting to have a close platonic friendship Me being friends with her roommates and my female classmates is an attempt at a close platonic friendship, and it clearly can, and has, been possible for the both of us. This isn’t that hard to understand