Platonic? Who are we kidding....?

The endless debate concerning relationships between men and women. Can a man and a woman have a truly platonic relationship? By truly platonic, the following conditions must apply... 1. You are in no way related. 2. He is not dating your sister, cousin, best friend bla bla bla. 3. He is in the considerable age that you would date i.e. not your parents and granny's age. I insist on reviewing these conditions because if they do not apply then its probably circumstances that have forced you to be platonic, not by choice. So, if these circumstances do apply and you have not gone down that treacherous road, then you are platonic.

Back to my original thought... can a man and a woman be truly platonic? I think so. I have one such a friend. No no, no jokes .... just because you haven't managed such a feat doesn't mean that others haven't. Do not disregard something just because you do not understand it so listen up! I happen to have a friend who girls go crazy about (due to their own peculiar taste) and me and him just don't feel that way. Have we ever contemplated it? Of course, in every truly platonic friendship you have to cross that bridge where you wonder about the other person and then make your decision. Whether you cross that bridge at the same time is up to the 2 individuals. Mark that the wondering only happens in the mind, no further. If iot goes further, well, that's not platonic, is it? SO, these relationships are possible.

Now here's the knocker! There's that fella that you've struggled down the slippery slope with. Constantly swinging like a pendulum between tight friends and heart-wrencher. And of course, the constant self denial where you insist that you guys are platonic. C'mon gal, you ain't even fooling him (leave alone the rest of the world that showcases the two of you as a perfect example of how platonic friendships really can't exist). I have such a person. Here's to you....."FRIEND"

Blurry Line

The blurry line is not between love & hate
But between friend and life's mate
The knowing each other through the years
And all the collected souvenirs
True, there are no letters sent
But there's certainly time spent

There are those, even though others insist
We can honestly say there are no feelings to resist
No hidden emotion, nothing scary
Here there's no line, not even one that's blurry
No formulas, no theory
For such a relationship would be unsavory

But here comes that uncommon exception
With whom you'd love the relation
But please keep things in perspective
Your emotions and fantasies irrespective
Because you will discover in due time
That it is only you who sees the blur in the line
Terida