On Mon, 3 Apr 2017 10:20:28 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Monday, April 3, 2017 at 12:50:02 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:28:49 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi1yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 2:21:04 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >> On 4/2/2017 5:32 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> >> > On Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 8:47:36 AM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >> >> On 4/2/2017 2:12 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> People of the opposite sex can be "just friends." Does that happen
>> >> >>> very often? I have my doubts. It also makes me uncomfortable to be
>> >> >>> seen with attractive, well-dressed, people which is likely to happen
>> >> >>> when sales reps offer to take you out to lunch. I do like the free
>> >> >>> food though.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I see no reason the cannot be if you are emotionally mature and secure.
>> >> >> Helps if your spouse is too. The few women I'm friends with I've known
>> >> >> for 25 years, 35 years, 45 years. There have been situations where we
>> >> >> were very much alone too. All you have to do is be respectful and keep
>> >> >> your hands to yourself.
>> >> >
>> >> > It certainly is possible. Anything is possible. My guess is that it hurts marriages more than it helps.
>> >> >
>> >> Why would it hurt? If you are untrusting or jealous I can see it. In
>> >> the case of my women friends, I care a lot about them as friends. The
>> >> friendship is strong enough that I'm not going to jeopardize it by
>> >> something as silly as grabbing a boob or otherwise making move on them.
>> >>
>> >> I guess you have to look at women as equals, not sex objects.
>> >
>> >I don't have any problems with women as equals, I don't want to place myself in uncomfortable situations - it's as simple as that.
>>
>> That doesn't work, if you truly regard them as equals, it's no
>> different than eatng a meal with any friend.
>
>I'll chalk this up to cultural differences. Asians got different ideas on how people should conduct themselves. I'm not saying it's superior, just different. White folks just love to tell other people how they should be more like themselves. That's just white folks being white folks.

So Asians are superior after all. I just knew it.