If I was single, I think it would be harder to have a female best friend. Maybe it's sheer coincidence, but when I was single my best friends were always male, and since I've been married my best friends have always been female. I almost wonder if I kept more distance as a single guy because at that time romance trumped friendship as a goal, while now I don't have that issue. Have you other married guys or gals had the same experience?

No, you're basically a freak.

Another issue in the "best friend" definition may be mobility. When I was a kid, I moved every year, so at least once a year I completely cut ties with my friends (pre-e-mail era, remember), and I went out and made a new set of friends. So for me, it would have been silly to decide whether my "best friend" was the person I hung out with last year or the person this year or the person next year. I had to define it differently.

Thanks. This is helping me reach closure and self-awareness.

and yet they sound less close to me than people I would consider "good friends" now. I mean shit at least I'm seeing my "good friends" outside of work.

Even he knew he was being loose with the definition of best friend which is why he went on to explain his own definition. I was just making a backhanded comment about it.

But I guess now he wants to take his caveats back though.. judging by these responses.

only if i can be the love slave :fire:

Realize I meant that in a good way. Not all freaks are Frankenstien's.

Of course it was loose... Cool avatar btw. Where is it from?

That's it. You're no longer my best friend. Ziggy, mlyons, it's between the two of you for who's next.

How much does this gig pay? Oh, and no gay stuff.

son of a bitch

Look, I take it back all right? I don't want to ruin what we have

Pick ziggy. I'd need roller skates to keep up with you.

But seriously in response to the op, I think biology really sets this premise up for fail. Opposite sex are supposed to procreate for the sake of survival of the species. Platonic relationships among the sexes is in conflict with this. The tension is always there, no matter how deep it is buried.

Ok, so we're at the tail end of a blizzard and my best friend (wife) and I are getting ready to go push more snow.

She tries on my bomber hat and says I have a small head. She says she looks at it every day and its a small head.

WTF does that mean? Does she think she's smarter than me?

Time to go bury her in a snow bank.

Okay, ziggy, you're in. jidar is out. mlyons is out. And yeah, no gay stuff. In fact, no sleeping in the same bed under any circumstances, even if you turn out to be a girl.