Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Mission: impossible??

Can men and women truly be friends who are attractive, without establishing the brother/sister relationship or being diagnosed with the best friend syndrome??

Brother/sister relationships are defined when each party deems each other as a family member to publicly confirm the relationship is purely non-sexual. This border shouldn't be crossed, I mean incest is kinda gross don't you agree? There are those cases of "kissin cousins"--okay, nvm. This is an exchange of limited range conversation; how else would you view your little sister/brother?

The best friend syndrome is when a male and female designate each other as bffs, automatically thrown in to the "friend zone". These conversations are those that you wouldn't normally share with the opposite sex like cramps or the last time you "got some". Your problems and issues are on the table and the person reciprocates with advice and a shoulder (aw) Basically, this is exchange of TMI.

My question is, can two people of the opposite sex, who are generally attractive truly be friends without establishing the family tie and bff sickness? Clearly this question has the ability to be answered, but not without the conditional add-ins.

2 comments:

  1. I think it’s possible for members of the opposite sex to be friends. In most type you put the bff, brother or sister roll on for other people. Having a relationship that might be as dynamic by you and your best guy or female friend is unseen to some and they can’t comprehend any other way to describe your friendship without assuming that it must be something more. And that’s wrong it is possible to just be friends with something without it being nothing more and nothing else. The fact that you have to put a label on it to make other people accept it or just shut up about it is wrong…..Not saying that it can’t or in some cases lead to something else because it ca. But that’s not the intention of establishing the relationship…. Spending so much time with someone you can become attracted to their personalities often makes them more attractive to you then ever perceived before. It’s up to you whether to act o those feelings or cherish and value your relationship for point of friendship it was founded. ….And sometimes people throw that brother or sister or bff role out there because one of the two people is infatuated with the other but the other doesn’t agree. Whether you just are not attracted to that person or don’t want a relationship that is a big use for this phrase as well, sadly. Most cases because they like the person as a friend and friend only and instead of just saying no and cutting them off and risking hurting their feelings you just make them a close friend… It’s kind of taking pity or sympathy which isn’t the best either but I think it’s better than just cutting it off. This way you can help them find a new boo in the process and they will either forget all about you or be less obsessed with you….kind of a win win situation

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