In this episode, my friend, Eric Reid, and I discuss the age old question... Can men & women be friends... just friends?

Our topics of conversation include:

• When Harry met Sally
• Siblings
• LGBT+ 
• Exes (itch scratched. But is it always? What about new relationship's feelings about it? Would you let a Friend tell you you can't have other friends?)
  • Eric - Chicago - After heartbreak determined he could not (just) be friends with his ex girlfriend.
  • Co-parents - How we've adapted to friendly / amicable rather than truly friends
  • Hits you never see coming…
  • New personality facets in your former spouse?
• “Castle in the sky” phenomenon
• Friendzone
• Currently: non-related  friends where there's never been any sexual attraction or tension either direction? 
  • Really, does it matter if they can be "just friends" if everyone's being honest and needs are met? Not every relationship will "turn romantic"/sexual even if there's attraction / sexual tension. Question you must ask yourself is, are we both ok with that?

Personally, I'm a fan of that last paragraph above.   Maybe the underlying tension, if it does exist, is healthy and normal. I mean, isn't part of the fun of having friends of the opposite sex that the feelings are a bit different sometimes?

Big THANKS to Eric for putting together our outline & steering this conversation! 

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