is it actually possible to have a truly platonic relationship with someone of the opposite sex who you find attractive, or does genetic imperative render our best intentions ultimately unrealistic?
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Presumably you mean 'sexually attractive'? I find all of my friends attractive otherwise I wouldn't be friends with them in the first place, but don't necessarily fancy all of them. I believe physical attraction forms part of the basis of all relationships [extra-familial, obv.] to some degree.
But yes, I think it's possible to have an entirely platonic relationship with someone you find physically attractive.
yeah, i did mean "sexually attractive"... i was just thinking that the element of physical attraction might mean that whilst it's possible to have a platonic relationship with them, one's advice & actions wouldn't stem from purely platonic motivation.
I think much of the motivations aspect would depend on your own relationship status. If you were attached and committed, then I think your actions would be less ambiguous than if you were single and potentially - even only vaguely - hoping you might be able to get into their pants.
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Date: 2008-09-25 09:36 am (UTC)But yes, I think it's possible to have an entirely platonic relationship with someone you find physically attractive.
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