theatrical_muse 312: Rerun prompt 54
Do you believe the possibility of a true friendship between a man and a woman?
Well yes, if one of them is gay. That’s the easy answer.
I have to think of When Harry Met Sally (great movie), and Harry’s opinion that men and women can’t be friends, because the sex part always gets in the way. But then he and Sally become friends, and he says he has no desire to have sex with her at all. Point proven. He is wrong. But then there’s the part where they do have sex. And it ruins the friendship. Point proven. He is right. But by the end you realize they’re perfect for each other and they should be together and you don’t care about the point because you want them to be together. You know, that movie never actually answers that question, even though the entire plot hinges around it.
I don’t know, I think it’s possible. I have friendships with men. Straight men. And while some of them I may be attracted to at the onset, that wears off and eventually we just become good friends. I can’t tell them things I would tell some of my girl friends, but I don’t consider that a lack of a “true” friendship. I like having them around, I would be sad if they went away. They’re great people. I think that’s all that matters, right?
I never did the “we’ve been friends for a long time and now we’re going to try dating” thing. I’ve dated guys who have been my friend before, but that’s only because I’m not the type to go out to a bar and pick up a guy. I want to get to know them a little bit before we date. I don’t consider it a true friendship if I don’t get past the initial crush phase. Or we start dating.
Of course, this excludes the possibility of a true friendship within a relationship. Which I believe is possible. Because Isaac and I are friends, and in a relationship, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
So there. The answer is still yes.
[OOC: Consider this my return post. Semester is nearly over and I can RP again. Oh how I've missed it!]
Well yes, if one of them is gay. That’s the easy answer.
I have to think of When Harry Met Sally (great movie), and Harry’s opinion that men and women can’t be friends, because the sex part always gets in the way. But then he and Sally become friends, and he says he has no desire to have sex with her at all. Point proven. He is wrong. But then there’s the part where they do have sex. And it ruins the friendship. Point proven. He is right. But by the end you realize they’re perfect for each other and they should be together and you don’t care about the point because you want them to be together. You know, that movie never actually answers that question, even though the entire plot hinges around it.
I don’t know, I think it’s possible. I have friendships with men. Straight men. And while some of them I may be attracted to at the onset, that wears off and eventually we just become good friends. I can’t tell them things I would tell some of my girl friends, but I don’t consider that a lack of a “true” friendship. I like having them around, I would be sad if they went away. They’re great people. I think that’s all that matters, right?
I never did the “we’ve been friends for a long time and now we’re going to try dating” thing. I’ve dated guys who have been my friend before, but that’s only because I’m not the type to go out to a bar and pick up a guy. I want to get to know them a little bit before we date. I don’t consider it a true friendship if I don’t get past the initial crush phase. Or we start dating.
Of course, this excludes the possibility of a true friendship within a relationship. Which I believe is possible. Because Isaac and I are friends, and in a relationship, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
So there. The answer is still yes.
[OOC: Consider this my return post. Semester is nearly over and I can RP again. Oh how I've missed it!]