I do it all the time. In fact, I get along better with men than I do with women.

To all the women who think they are in happy platonic relationships at the moment:

Next time you’re with him, gently ask him one evening if he’d like to have sex with you. See what his response is.

Simply yes..

It’s difficult if one fancies the other. I think women find it easier to be just friends with a guy, but we (men) would even have sex with a women he didn’t really fancy if he hasn’t had it for a while. This causes difficulties.

Of course it is.

Sure it is, but I think it's more rare than the alternative. I have my own anecdotal stories about other people and what I've seen, but it's hardly scientific. I still think it's more rare.

There are also the people who are in platonic friendships, but never tell the other person that they are attracted to them and don't want to go further for fear of hurting the friendship.

I am (somehow, inexplicably) still clinging to my last shred of belief that this is possible--despite my ever-growing cache of experience in inadvertantly attracting admirers.

It would appear that most people's brains are routinely commandeered and/or short-circuited by their gonads. I'm not a fan of glandular relationships.

I have several platonic male friends. Pretty sure they wouldn't be interested in me sexually or romantically and I am not to them. That being said, there are a few guys where we've been platonic and I've either wanted to sleep with them or they me but it wasn't reciprocated. That can make the friendship weird going forward.

Of course.
Do people recognize the relationship of "work spouse" these days?

yes, of course its possible, been there, done that

Yes. But he's gay.

Of course it's entirely possible. Just because you're opposite sex doesn't mean you're going be banging each other. Natural desire and thoughts if it may occur to some people, does not necessarily follow that you must act on them. Got to respect each others boundaries and maintain friendship if that's what's important to you

Yes. One of my closest friends is a woman I've been friends with for years. She's very attractive but we have absolutely no romantic interest in each other.

A lady friend and I carried on a platonic relationship for 10 years. She was married and I was single. We had opportunities for intimacy on many occasions, yet remained platonic until I met someone else, married and moved away. So, yes, a meaningful platonic relationship is possible. I loved, and still love my friend some 20 years later.

I have had scores of female platonic friends, and still well over a dozen now.
I assume this was the norm.

I think so. I have several of them.

Right now, all the women I know are friends. I’ve always preferred hanging out with women to hanging out with men.

I've been friends with women for decades and neither of us assumed it would be more as far as I know.

yeah.. it works.... not so much now that I'm single.. hhhmmmm?

There are just some people where there is absolutely no connection, attraction or chemistry coming from both sides. I have a few of those and have interest in ever being with them and they feel the same way. I think as we get older, we can establish those boundaries much better than what we can in our earlier years. That is what I have noticed over time.

I have wonderful friendships with men and always have. I will admit it's easier if we're both clear that there are boundaries. If they're married, I make a point of befriending their wives so they realize I have no other agenda than friendship. I also have friendships with people (male and female) quite a bit younger. The reason I have few friends much older is that I'm turning 70 this year and there just aren't that many people older.

Of course they can .. Most of my friends are girls and we don't think of each other in any other way

Yes. Absolutely.

Definitely, i have female friends that i could not see in any other way.

Absolutely ...my best friends are male ..and generally I prefer being in male company .Personally ..I find a lot of women hard work..and I relate better to males ..