Things I won't settle for:
1. Drunks
2. Smokers (I don't mind the occasional once a month cigarette, but not the kind that smokes a pack-a-day)
3. Materialistic
4. Insecure (always looking for you to be the shoulder to cry on, or wanting you to be there to always say, "Good job!" when they accomplish something)
5. Selfish
6. Member of the ACLU
7. Whoreish
Pistonpump, are you a Seinfeld fan? Ever watch the episode where Jerry and Elaine try to have that type of relationship? It truly doesn't work. What people don't seem to understand is that having a sexual relationship with someone is so much more than a physical act. I really find it to be truly impossible to do that without being attached. I think the way you have it now with your friend is the best way to do it. You are close, you show each other a mutual affection, and enjoy each others company. That's the best way to do it without becoming too attached. If you were in it just to have a sexual relationship, then it's not a true friendship at all. Sex, for the most part, is a completely selfish act. I don't necessarily mean it is selfish in a bad sense, but you are in it to seek pleasure for yourself. That's why you can't have a relationship based purely on sex. You are in the relationship for yourself, and no one else. What if you and your friend did start having sex, and then you became involved with another woman? Any halfway decent girl that you date would tell you to put an end to it with your friend, so now you lose that closeness that you had. This throws me into a whole other tangent...
Men and Women were not made to be JUST friends. Men can NOT be just friends with women, however I believe that women can be just friends with men. You guys need to read the Ladder Theory. It started as a joke, but actually carries some very meaningful points. I disagree with some of it since I'm a Christian guy, but for the most part it's true. Men always want "something more" - You will laugh your butt off, but will probably also change your opinion on lots of stuff.
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