Relationship Evolution

In recent weeks I've received several hits from people searching for
things like "can men and women really be friends" and "how to get rid
of platonic friendships", the latter of which I find most amusing.
Make a move? Stop returning phone calls? Call them a fat biotch? I
don't know, I always rely on my passive-aggressiveness to destroy
useless friendships, platonic and otherwise.

But then again, I consider most of my relationships with men to be
very fluid. Sometimes going one way and then suddenly a directional
change may occur. Mind you, this is the situation with only a handful
of my guy friends, though it should be noted that I don't consider too
many guys (or people at all) to be my friends.

I'm sure I oftentimes make myself to be some sex crazed whore whose
boundaries are limitless and whose morals rival those of Satan. But
really it's more like I date my friends when there aren't any other
options. I mean, a girl has to have someone to take her to a movie and
buy her dinner without the requirement of emotional attachment.

Besides, the majority of the time, I'm not emotionally available for a
boyfriend-girlfriend commitment. I don't need someone to cry to at 4am
but I do need someone to accompany me to a concert. When I say I
prefer the company of men, I don't mean to say I hate women. They can
be a lot of fun, but again, that emotional thing. I have enough
trouble managing mine, please don't expect me to counsel you about
yours.

As far as friendships between males and females go, I think they are
possible but have an expiration point. If you like them enough to be a
friend, then chances are you might at one time consider this other
person as something more. It is at this "point of consideration" where
the expiration date falls. After that thought enters your mind, you
might find it difficult to remove those thoughts from your mind
without things becoming awkward. Unless of course, you are the queen
of awkwardness like me. I don't believe in awkward, I refuse to feel
like that and as a result there aren't too many situations that I have
qualms about. I'd like to pretend that it's because I am diplomatic,
but really I'm just weird. Also note, that not all attraction is
mutual, but note that guys can convince themselves that they are
attracted to pretty much anything (example Bill and Hilary Clinton, he
could have done so much better). But be careful when differentiating
between attraction and primal fulfillment...especially when
considering men.

So what I really think is, that guys and girls can be friends, the
type of friends and the way the relationship works is entirely
dependent on the two individuals and their expectations.