“Can men and women just be friends?”
Male-female friendship can be tricky, but both benefit from cross-sex buddy hood• By Camille Chatterjee
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I’m leaning toward “can be friends” This side.
Mr. “Kramer vs. Kramer”
Mr. ”Friends with Benefits”
Yes, we can.
Mr. ” When Harry Met Sally”
In the end, we could not be friends.
Mrs. ” Some Kind of Wonderful”
Romance♡ That’s more like it.
Video: Can Men and Women be Friends?
Mrs. ”Shall We Dance?”
The bottom line is we can be friends!!
Summary:Can men and women be friends?
by C. Chatterjee Psycology Today Magazine Sept/Oct 2001
BEFORE WE BEGINWho has/had a cross-gender friendship?
Describe your friendship. Have you ever felt romance, but you did not reveal your feelings to him or her?
What would you do if your ‘best’ friend (opposite sex) revealed that he or she has romantic feelings for you?
What Research /Articlesays about this topic......
At what conditions a male/female friendship is possible?
First, it’s important to know what each person is looking for and set some ground rules.
Although, no doubt that physical attraction and sexual tension may be always present
What makes two people friends? Physical attraction is not the only kind of attraction that exists.
Research con’tChallenges and Truths –
We Agree with article because…..
• Challenges:• Sexual tension
• Doubts from the society• Women's roles
• Influenced by childhood• Truths: facing up to the sex openly and honestly results
in being confident to harvest the male-female friendships.
Class Debate Men and Women be Friends?
Agree:Men and women can just be
friends?.
Disagree:Men and women cannot be
just friends?