He says:

      Boys will be boys, and men are also boys. For the less gentle sex, sexual gratification is NEVER off the cards. The pivot for a relationship between a man and woman (platonic or not) is always how attractive the man finds the woman.

      It’s very easy to have a platonic relationship with someone who resembles your mother and/or Charlize Theron in that serial killer movie (the name escapes me……see my point?), but try talking about having a platonic relationship with someone who looks like she was made to test your initial resolve, and it’s a different ball game altogether.

      Now, there is no point being unequivocal about much in life. Exceptions do exist. For example, a friend’s girlfriend is always off the cards and so a platonic relationship might flourish in between the times you bury your face into a pillow and scream, “WHYYYYY did that *&%%^$ have to meet her first?”

      Also, in cases where the protagonist is an honourable male whose heart belongs to another, platonic relationships might feed, like a fungus I might add. The point is, it is very rare for a man to keep his mind from wandering to the possibility of physical intimacy.

      A playful pat, an angry slap, and an unconscious touch – these are all the things that can breakdown the resolve of the most strong-willed of men. To a single man, there exists no such thing as ‘platonic friendships’, only opportunities.

      To a man, a platonic relationship with an attractive woman simply represents a failure, an everlasting reminder of the one that could not be seduced. A stepping stone you might say, to future success.

      May there never be another platonic friend. If we must be friends, let us be friends with benefits!