For as long as I can remember, I've never been interested -- not in the slightest -- in having sex with any of my female friends. Sure, I've probably found one or two attractive, but I doubt I would have slept with them if I'd been given the opportunity to do so. It's not worth it, in my view, to put a friendship in jeopardy for a night of passion. Just recently, I spoke to a girl I went to high school with. Shortly after her eight-year relationship with her boyfriend came to an end, she began a "friends with benefits" kind of deal with one of her male friends. It worked well for both parties in the beginning, as she was on the rebound and he just wanted no-strings-attached sex. Things got sticky, however, once she became emotionally invested. While she now wished to take things to the next level, he claimed to be too busy for a relationship -- and he made it clear he wasn't going to change his stance. My high school buddy insists that the guy "tr...
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