Fascinating article in this weeks Economist.
Robert Guest
Deputy editor
On Valentine’s Day this year, when I was, somewhat depressingly, in Addis Ababa airport rather than enjoying a romantic dinner with my wife, I stumbled on a paper asking whether men and women can be friends. The traditional view is that this is hard because, as Harry said to Sally in the film, “the sex part always gets in the way.”
https://view.e.economist.com/?qs=9f9e1fc083d55c54a7a13191d1deaba364ccd5ace9d96c7c391255d3804003ef6c836c98c4306b141eba8cf9b0d25bb6f9e2b2ac939e2ccc48728ade2b3a173cb4cc19627d4b93b882500b370904d775
My best friend in the whole world I've known my whole life. We started the same day in Kindergarten. We tried to kiss once in our mid teens and both recoiled saying "nah that don't work"
She's Godmother to both my daughters and I know no matter where I was in the world if I needed help she'd be there for me.
So I believe men and women can just be besties.
Thoughts.