Is it normal to be attracted to your partners friends?

BFS is the real deal As it turns out, BFS is actually quite common. “It’s normal to fixate and ‘crush’, in a sense, on your partner’s best friend,” explains Sameera Sullivan, relationship expert, psychologist, and founder of Lasting Connections.

Why am I sexually attracted to my friend?

Most people will experience sexual attraction to another person, and likely many other people, during their lifetime. Sexual attraction can occur due to physical appearance or because of someone’s personality, or because of both, and can often grow stronger as we spend time with a person.

Can men and women ever really be friends?

Billy Crystal made the argument long ago that women and men could never successfully become friends. His case in When Harry Met Sally was built on what he argued was a person’s inability to trust his or her latent lust, which ultimately sabotages any relationship. As he so eloquently put it: “The sex part always gets in the way.”

Why are so many men making platonic friendships with women?

I attribute the difference to typical male hubris.) Greif says that the number of men in platonic friendships with women has likely increased since he published Buddy System. The rise of male-female relationships in general has also made way for guys like Tom, whose friends are almost all women.

Can gay men and straight women have platonic relationships?

In recent times, there’s been less cultural skepticism around friendships between gay men and straight women—though those relationships can also be fraught —but platonic relationships between straight, unmarried men and women are still subject to some suspicion, particularly beyond childhood.

Do men and women share their feelings?

“Men are taught that feelings are a female thing,” one woman told Hamlett. Thus, Hamlett theorized, men save their emotional sharing for their partner, whereas women are more likely to share their feelings with a network of therapists and friends.