Yes, my best friend in high school was male. He and I never had sex, and I honestly never thought of him in that way. He and I married different people within two months of one another, and drifted apart, because his wife did not like the fact that I am female. We see each other occasionally, and it is very awkward.

If there's a man who can do it, I haven't met him. Some can't even work with women without trying to make it sexual.

As long as no one physically attracted to one another. Friendliness will be miss interpreted as flirting.

Well, friendship is one thing, being a best friend is something else. I have several female friends without the benefit of sex. I don't consider any of them my best friend. YMMV

I have a female friend for over 20 years now. We only snogged once and that was because she had just been dumped for her best friend. I thought she needed an uplift in her self esteem. So I did it as a friend.

I have one but guys have a very low criteria for sex. We COULD bang! However it's not nessesary.

Absolutely. One of my best guy friends and I went to bed together nude while we were both single to see what would happen. We both got a good night's sleep, and still had no interest in each other in the morning. Zero chemistry, just good friends.

Not if she's attractive. Plenty of asexual, demisexual or androgyne men could do it, but for most normal cis, hetero males, his predator reaction triggers, and he'll spend his time trying to make her laugh, or impress her.

Though one. I think it's possible, I've often have female friends who are married so there's that default boundary.

Other than co workers and yes a few of them too, every time I become friends with a man he wants to bone me, so no.

Of course.

Yes.

Yes, I have had a close female friend for 46 years, we are of a similar age, met on holidays each year from when I was 12, lost contact at 16, but we ended up working together when I was about 22 and have stayed very close friends. She and her husband visit me each year, we have both been married divorced and had numerous partners, but we have never been anything but friends. She is very attractive, but we are just friends. My kids call her Aunty, they have all their lives, yet they don't call my brother and his wife Uncle and Aunty.

From personal experience, I once had a female best friend for about 5 yrs and we didn't have sex, but we did a couple times before we became good friends. Somehow our "breakup" was cordial and mutual and it never occurred to us (as far as I know... at least it never occurred to me) to be physical again. We did eventually drift apart after both getting married to others and having kids. We're still friendly, but not best friends.

I have several really good female friends where sex isn’t on the table. It just isn’t an issue. I’m good at boundaries, lol.

Yes. I had a great friend in high school & into my 20s with a great guy. We are still friends. We told people we were cousins. We had good times together & with other friends.

Yes. At different times in my life l have had a close female friend without sex coming into play.

Well I can only speak from the female side but I've got tons of male friends I have zero sexual desire with, but then I'm sorta asexual

Yes. Absolutely. I met a girl maybe 15 years ago at work who I really hit it off with. Not at all romantically, but we were inseparable for years. We used to go out bar hopping almost every night. We would often travel a hundred miles just to see a good band. She dated people. I dated people. We would hang out & talk about everything imaginable until all hours of the night. Eventually she ended up meeting the love of her life & actually settled down & got married. I still always tease her about how she's been domesticated. If only he knew the things I know about her past. 2 years ago, when I was getting ready to move away, I ended up hiring her hubby to take over my old job. He's still there & thriving. I still keep up with them both regularly. In all that time, we never even so much as kissed. It's always been completely platonic. We wouldn't have it any other way.

Yes. The two best working relationships I have ever had (so far) was with two different women. In both cases we were like a hive mind - we even finished each others sentences. Needless to say, rumour was rife around the office that we were having affairs. Nothing further from the truth. We're still great mates, and one of them has a devoted boyfriend and the other is happily married with two kids. Frankly, sex would have ruined everything.

I have one but I don't fancy her or vice verse

Isn't that like asking "can cats and dogs get along without mating". The answer is obvious. Oy vey.

Of course that's possible. It can work both ways.

Well, I sure hope so! Because, it helps in all kinds of ways in our life to have opposite sex, best friends! One human being cannot give to us all the things that nurtures and supports us. It makes life so much fuller to have all kinds of friends!