Well, that is a different thing. If you are a professional, you have to function that way, you CAN be “just friends” in work.
I think it is quite different as a guy to have a female friend that you would socialize with on your own. Perhaps some people here can do it, I don’t think, given normal human proclivities, that it is a good idea.
Older men women who say they can have a friend of the opposite sex don’t surprise me. There comes a point in your life (hopefully) where you realize that throwing away all that makes you happy for the sake of a thrill that gets your heartrate up for a few minutes, isn’t really worth it and is worth combating.
Couldn’t agree more!
“He that thinketh he knows a thing knows nothing as he ought” always liked that quote I sort of turned it into “He who trusteth himself too much trusts a fool” - that’s just for my own benefit mind you.
Blessings
Mel