Reasons Why Men And Women Can Never Be Just Friends

By Editorial Staff in Life Style On 22nd September 2016
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#1 It Ain't Easy.

When you are best friends with someone of the opposite gender (assuming you are heterosexual), any action you take to show your friend how much you care can be passed off as a secret sign of showing affection on a deeper level.

#2 Dodging The Awkwardness

You want to go out to eat together and people assume you're a couple. Doing things alone, just the two of you isn't weird for either of you.Answering that question sometimes is followed with a "Why not?" which leads to further explanation of the dynamic of your confusing friendship.

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#3 You Never Really Know What They’re Feeling.

Is he secretly in love with you, despite denying the possibility? Are you secretly in love with him, even though you think you only see him as more of a sibling? Should you be secretly in love with him? Would it make everything fall into placeor would it destroy everything?

#4 You Get Jealous.

If your friend starts dating someone or spends more time with a new potential significant other, you might feel as though things are falling apart. You're not necessarily jealous because you want to date him; you're just jealous because you're no longer the only girl in his life. You might also be jealous because you want what he has.

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#5 Oh Him/Her, We're Just Friends.

Because of that unusual dynamic between the two of you, you expect certain things to happen and/or not happen. When these expectations aren't met, they hurt worse than any of your other friendships.

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#6 Sometimes You End Up Getting In A Confused Situation.

You hold your friend to a higher standard because the relationship ison some levelsmore intimate, even though it is just a friendship. Anything that may go wrong hurts twice as much because you feel as though you've lost more than any other normal friendship.