Fraxinus
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Nah, bro, I'm all about Socratic relationships.
I think the wanting to smash would never go away, but I could live without smashing if there was some things that I typically only have had in common with dudes to this point.Could you be friends with them knowing you'll never smash them and making choices not to smash them?
Why are we assuming that relationships with people their own age as well?
For example, it would be very unlikely that @Vanessa28 and I would ever have sexual feelings towards each other. There is such a huge age difference, that would never cross our minds, and yet we both enjoy each other's company as well.
I in no way disagree. I would simply answer that if something is not the norm, it is not worth making definition, law, or dwelling upon in any particular way. There are also friendships in which sex occurs but there isn't romance attached. I would argue that sort of relationship requires some sort of new definition.
Depending on the scenario, I would suspect they differ in what the person will complain about and say. I suspect you'll find the complaints of the romantic differ greatly from the complaints of the platonic so much so as to be entirely different beasts.
Online relationships are a bit different, no? Also how SURE are you that there is no romantic feelings from your co-worker?Of course platonic relationships do exist. I had a very close platonic relationship with a former coworker of mine but we never ever had these romantic feelings for each other. In fact I have more male friends I can get along with but nothing more. I can get along with @Lozjam very well and enjoy him being around on both skype and ZD and I like to keep it that way. We can talk about everything but there's no desire to have anything more from both sides. I can understand Deus point but not everybody wants more out of a platonic relationship. I don't think a platonic relationship will last long if someone else desires for a bit more.
No not really.Online relationships are a bit different, no? Also how SURE are you that there is no romantic feelings from your co-worker?
I've never really felt that way about any of my online friends, and I've been online friends with some people for 20 years. I would just say it's different for me than a IRL friend, but hey that's your view not mine.No not really.
According to a poll I did a while back, the majority of the those in ZD consider their friends in ZD as real genuine friends.
http://zeldadungeon.net/forum/threads/are-people-in-zd-your-friends.55571/
I studied psychology as an A level in school and one of our modules was relationship psychology. If I recall correctly location is a huge factor in deciding on a partner. In yours and Lozjams case being separated by a vast ocean it wouldn't be advantageous to seriously consider something more.Of course platonic relationships do exist. I had a very close platonic relationship with a former coworker of mine but we never ever had these romantic feelings for each other. In fact I have more male friends I can get along with but nothing more. I can get along with @Lozjam very well and enjoy him being around on both skype and ZD and I like to keep it that way. We can talk about everything but there's no desire to have anything more from both sides. I can understand Deus point but not everybody wants more out of a platonic relationship. I don't think a platonic relationship will last long if someone else desires for a bit more.
I really like a lot of ZD friends I've got.
Platonic relationships exist.
Platonic friendships exist.
Platonic turkey relationships exist.
@Lozjam clean your room.
But.... But..... I don't have a room anymore! You rented out my room out to turkeys when I went away to college this year!I really like a lot of ZD friends I've got.
Platonic relationships exist.
Platonic friendships exist.
Platonic turkey relationships exist.
@Lozjam clean your room.
Well that means we have a platonic relationship does it not?I studied psychology as an A level in school and one of our modules was relationship psychology. If I recall correctly location is a huge factor in deciding on a partner. In yours and Lozjams case being separated by a vast ocean it wouldn't be advantageous to seriously consider something more.
Platonic turkey relationships are not the kind YOU engage in though are they.
You rented out my room out to turkeys when I went away to college this year!