Platonic friendships - do they exist?

I think it is perfectly possible to have a platonic friendship. I have had several in the past and have one now. Not been sexually attracted to any of them but have liked and admired them as people

I have enjoyed platonic friendships with several men. Whether or not the men in question harboured secret sexual desires for me must remain a mystery.

DH has a platonic friendship with someone from his gym. Why would he be sexually interested in her when he has me?

I have a few lovely male friends, none of whom have been romantically attracted to me and vice versa.

Yes I have had friendships with men that were just that. Like most women I'm not attracted in a sexual way to every man I meet.

Daddima

My friend insists they do not, and that at least one of the parties must be attracted to the other. Now I had a close friendship with a work colleague ( now deceased), and I certainly was not physically attracted to him, and would be horrified to think that he had been attracted to me ‘ in that way’!
What do you think?

Your friend is wrong. I've got longterm platonic men friends, some from before any of us were married. Some of them have been in and out of several marriages/ relationships during that time; so they are certainly having sex with other women. Just not me.

Dh has been greatly entertained by the thoughtful gifts sent by some of my friends. There was a guy he had never met who turned up at the door and said "I've got a present for Butterjam, something I promised her a long time ago" DH said I was out but invited him to leave the gift. The guy holds out a plastic bucket and said "keep the lid on, it's toads".

Then there was the one-eyed 90 yr old millionaire I'd met in the village when he heard me laying in to some teen vandals. He said I reminded him of his dead wife ans used to invite me for afternoon tea and a hair cut. His children got a bit agitated about Dad's "friend" and his son came to our house to find out who the hell I was and what my designs were on their father.
They got DH, who assured me that I was very very married and not remotely interested in seducing a very frail old man.

I just like men, and they like me.

butterandjam;- why not ? 😂

I have platonic friends. None have ever shown the slightest romantic /sexual interest. 🙄

Nor I to them. It would be like chatting up my brother. 🤢 Yuck

I like your style Kitty!

Is your friend a teenager unable to think beyond sex? Bit strange to go through adulthood and still have that mentality.

Exactly Kittylester good point!

I have had platonic friendships as well, perfectly acceptable no sexual attraction on either side. It's good to have a wide range of friends and hear differing views on life.