The Age Old Question

[Party Senior Member Member of the Month August 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Party]

Hi Gymnasts,

I know this is an age-old question...still there are always varied opinions and insights.

So what is the question?

I know TeoDeles is rolling his eyes because I ask too many questions. (Read: nosey)

The question is this...

Can a man and a woman be just friends?

Additional question:

Can a man and a woman be just friends without sexual attraction or tension?

Sorry. Found this alittle late. Personally. No, and No.

i guess I’m just a horn dog, but I’ve had close female friends and I always end up falling in love with them. Idk why.

[Dontrike Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dontrike]

I hear this all the time - "Feeling that you're not good enough to stay" - What makes you not good enough and others good enough? I think people have to stop comparing themselves to what they think others "have" and only work on making yourself the best person you want to be. If you stop looking exterior for approval and start looking inward at what you already possess you will most likely see that you are more than adequate, in fact more likely a great catch.

On the bolded specifically I think it's about looking at the average person and basing it off of that, at least for me. When you have next to nothing going on it's easy to see people that seem to be happy is incredibly easy for self comparison. You certainly have a point where we shouldn't compare ourselves to others, but it happens, especially when you're at your lowest.

Looking at what "average" is, based on societal norms, makes it easy to measure yourself and see how you stack up to others.