Platonic Relationships?
Are we really "Just Friends?"
Can men and women be "just friends" - or will one person always feel more romantically inclined toward the other, making interaction awkward for both parties? Society has long been fascinated with this question, to which almost everyone claims to have an answer. Or at least an opinion. In a Time Magazine article, published in the September 1st 2003 issue, Pamela Paul decided to put in her two cents regarding this phenomenon. The article, "We're Just Friends. Really!" explores real-life platonic cross-sex relationships, surveys and polls, as well as what researchers conclude in answering this puzzling question. Overall, the article argues that despite the complexities, many men and women manage to make long-term platonic relationships work.
When studying gender communication, topics such as relationships between men and women come up often. In the Communication and Gender course at The University of Kansas, we will be reading about friendships between......
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