Okay, so I have a few platonic male friends. I can say that maybe 80% of them attempted to hit on me once upon a time in the past at least once or maybe twice to see if I'd be the least bit interested. Of course when they found out how seriously not attracted to them I was in that manner... some of them eventually turned out to be really great friends. The other 20% of my male platonic friends are guys I either grew up with or were just cool and not expressing or hinting to any remote interest in me at all whatsoever and vis versa. So do I think men and women can be platonic friends? Yes.
However, it brings me to another topic branching off of this one...
Can men & women be "platonic" friends with someone they've dated or have had any type of sexual relations with in the past --- especially if one or both of them are in a committed relationship? My answer: No, I believe they can be acquaintances with each other... but not platonic friends.
Let me tell you why I think this way:
If at one time or another sex was involved with the "friends", there was a mutual attraction at one time or another. Rarely does a woman sleep with a man she's not some degree interested in unless she's a flat out whore or practicing hoe tendencies. She is more than likely still attracted to the guy in some form, shape or fashion now if they're still communicating on the regular (whether it's email, phone, in person or text messaging). Not to mention the "platonic" in the friendship was already null and void back when you slept with that person or had any intimate connection with them. This doesn't mean the... hmmm... I'll call them "pseudo friends" can't communicate or be considered friendLY with one another, it simply means they aren't PLATONIC friends.
Just my $0.60 of opinion for the morning.
