The Platonic Friendship- Revisited
So, a while ago, I did a post on platonic relationships, and asked whether or not they really exist. While chatting with one of my pals this weekend, she was telling me about how a man she’s known for 15+ years has professed his love for her. This further proves my point that platonic relationships, based on the rules I set in the aforementioned post, do not exist. As long as there is the possibility of the XX and the XY’s hooking up, it can’t exist.
Now, let’s return to the relationship I was referring to above. They’ve known each other for 15 years. Why wait 15 years to tell someone you love them? Maybe if he would have said something sooner, they could have spent the last 15 years together? There should be a statute of limitations on professing your love to someone.
Tags: friends, platonic relationships
August 24th, 2009 at 9:58 am
Totally agree! Sometimes it is only one party that thinks it is platonic, however. I dated a gal off and on for 3 years ( on for about 90% of the time), always paid for the dates, and thought we were at least somewhat serious. When I tried to talk about our “future”, she backed off quickly. She had no intention of getting married again (she was divorced), but never indicated that–she was just enjoying the attention and free ride. We broke up, but tried to do a few things where she paid her own way, but it was just never the same and about a month later I never went out with her again. Found out last year that she never did marry again–at least she was telling the truth!
August 24th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Ok quick q, after he professed his love, did she fall into his arms or did she say they are better as friends?
August 24th, 2009 at 10:34 am
So Frank, that doesn’t even sound remotely platonic.
WTF is up with the nicknames from the 90’s?
August 24th, 2009 at 10:57 am
I agree. Here is a hint if your “plutonic friend” wants to be more than a plutonic friend, they will try to start up one of those rediculous “If we are both single at 40, we’ll get married” pacts. They want you now, but are just hedging their chances in the future. Speaking of the “marriage pact”, whats the percentage of those actually happening? 3 percent? 1 percent? .000004%?
I had one with my friend Amanda when we were 22. (Yep, wanted to date her then, but throught it would be fun to wait until I was 30. Retard) When I turned 30 last year, we both realized there was no way in hell we were going to get married then got drunk when realizing how pathetic we were. I then had sex with her and 2 midgets, both named Lynn-marie.
August 24th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I agree, these knicknames are getting out of hand
August 24th, 2009 at 10:58 am
Oops, I guess I better change my avatar when I try to hide my identity.
August 24th, 2009 at 11:00 am
Nice one Teenwolf. All you had to do was come up with a fake e-mail address. Marty McFly is good at that.
August 24th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
they do exist though most guys would sleep with at least 80% of their gal-friends if given the chance
August 24th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
Men are pervs.