@simlira: Why is “just friends” treated like a downgrade? #MaleFemaleFriendship #PlatonicFriendship #FriendshipBoundaries #DatingExpectations #realtalk

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tenderbill874
Tenderbill87 :
Because I’m not gonna be led around while I see the person I wanted more than anything else with someone else
2026-10-30 18:04:04
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elementofsuspence
Spencer :
Because friends don’t cuddle with you when you come home after a stressful day. Friends don’t kiss you and tell you “babe it’ll be ok” Friends don’t check on you everyday to make sure you are safe. So being just friends means someone else gets to do all those things and make her happy while you sit and wonder why you were never good enough
2026-09-30 22:20:45
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snow_the_wolfie
Snowldion Wolsky :
Okay, so let's put it the easy way. if you don't see me the way I see you, it's disrespectful for both of us to try and maintain a friendship
2026-10-01 14:37:59
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verynicedogs
VeryNiceDogs :
Women gain from being friends with men, men very rarely gain from the inverse. Pretty simple actually
2026-10-04 17:57:04
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azirithx
Azi :
i see it as titles people put on to make expectations, friends or gf/bf or lovers or whatever, boundaries will be there no matter the title it's more personal and specific
2026-10-31 02:57:09
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ian_marti
Ian Martínez :
Friendship is worth having. That's not the problem. The problem is that both have and/or had different expectations. Someone could be like "I want/wanted to be your boyfriend/girlfriend, not your friend" while the other person would be like "I want/wanted to be friends, not your boyfriend/girlfriend". Accepting to be friends would hurt both, because one will need to supress his/her feelings to make it work while the other might feel unconfortable by not "being able" to accept the feelings since he/she doesn't feels them. __ There's not a bad person here, just two people that want different things.
2026-10-30 16:15:41
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thejanitorjohn
John :
Watching someone you are interested in romantically, after they rejected your feelings, get into relationships with others isn't for the weak of heart.
2026-10-30 22:19:16
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v0x_the_0verl0rd
V0X :
me and this person are just firends and that's good hell we are not just firends they are family a sibling a person I wish to grow old with a platonic sole mate I genuinely would not have it any other way the way they have shown me love as a firend and sibling basicly makes me feel like I've known them for decades love you atat
2026-10-30 15:33:22
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organic_salt
Organic_Salt :
You shouldn't want to be friends with someone you know has romantic feelings for you but your not interested in them. That's a slippery slope to resentment.
2026-10-01 21:10:09
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theheadwithacrown
King :
It's not an insult but developing romantic feelings for someone changes things. For many people, myself included, it can't just be undone. I can't just turn it off and it's miserable to stay around and watch the other person go and be with someone else and always wonder why it couldn't be me.
2026-10-01 05:34:32
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hippie.printed
hippie.printed🐞 :
Platonic relationships only work with 1 condition both sides have no sexual interest in the other
2026-10-01 06:40:14
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god_scurrty
God_Scurrty :
bc most dudes dont want female friends, they want girlfriends.
2026-10-08 14:04:37
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chocolatechip53
Chocolate Chip :
It’s because the “just” friends comes form the fact they want something more (usually romantic) and the fact that you don’t means you mattered a lot more to them than they did to you, and no matter who it is, that feeling is awful. It’s like finding out your best friend doesn’t even consider you a close friend compared to the rest of the ones they have, not even reaching their top 5. It’s an horrible hollow feeling. Not saying they’re owed anything from you ofc, but doesn’t make the feeling hurt any less
2026-10-05 06:05:43
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linkintoink
Linkintoink :
Sometimes this word simply can mean I don't like you romantically but want to have the access and treatment a boyfriend provides, in other words attention So you trust me you consider me a friend, if you don't trust me and can lose me I am boyfriend material.. completely backwards
2026-10-30 22:21:02
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johnkelly462
John Kelly :
Imagine a second place trophy that looks nice to have but is covered in painful thorns. We can take it and try to appreciate the meaning behind it but it’s still always going to hurt for us. Just being friends, comes with that pain of not being good enough for first. Some of us would rather move on then have a friendship that is a constant reminder that we were not good enough.
2026-10-02 00:11:44
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nosoynehro
nosoynehro :
It is disappointing in comparison.
2026-10-01 05:17:10
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thecuteari
Ari :
there is nothing wrong with friends. you should always start with that when meeting someone and If it goes further than it can but if not then yay new fren you know...
2026-09-30 17:30:25
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t1_aikko
Aggelos Sakavelis :
Nothing wrong with friendship, but if you have feelings for the other person then it can't be done. 1 of the 2 will always want more than friendship so it's gonna end up being 'waiting for his chance'.
2026-09-30 17:33:37
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theblackceaser
Julius Mincey :
Its hypocritical to offer friendships to someone who wants more. You know you could probably milk the benefits of such a relationship and not offer more than what you already do.
2026-10-01 02:24:50
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issac8843
Issac884 :
I think you kind of answered yourself. “From my side” what about their side? Some people leave because they have romanticized feelings. You can’t help who u love, can’t change how they feel, so some leave to keep boundaries. Context matters
2026-10-01 15:06:02
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lilswolechris
Chris (6’8) Williams :
Okay I understand your perspective, but I’ll say this, just as we tell men they aren’t entitled to romance, you aren’t entitled to his friendship
2026-10-02 02:11:22
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randomstuff14322
random :
when someone wants you, just being a friend feels like a big let down yk?
2026-09-30 18:48:18
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popperrito
Popperrito :
At this point everyone is a friend around me. Everybody got married significant others joined the circle....second place just means.. you are left behind to be left alone. So I would never sacrifice friends just to lose someone out on a selfish interest
2026-09-30 17:36:20
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picture_element
Picture_Element :
You are only seeing this from your own side. Do you have any idea how much it hurts to love someone and have to hide it and bury it because they don't feel the same about you? It eats you up inside. All you think is "This is my best friend and I want to spend every day with her making each other happy" and she says "nah I only want to hang out occasionally." And when you are friends with a girl for years and she starts a relationship with a guy she's known for a month, you start to question what is wrong with you. Was I not attractive enough? Is there something bad about me that she isn't telling me? There has to be something because we had something years in the making and you started a deeper connection with someone you barely know.
2026-10-25 12:48:15
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_tack985
Tack :
im not competing for second place
2026-10-27 22:49:45
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