Remember in middle school when you had a close friend of the opposite sex and everyone said you two should "go out" but you never actually felt that way towards that person? That's a fairly good example of platonic love (of course it applies to friends of the same sex as well, it's just a little simpler to explain it with a friend of the opposite sex). Platonic love is non-sexual love.
I have several very close friends that are male, and I love them, just not romantically. The thought of actually being in a relationship with any of them is a little gross, honestly. They're amazing friends and I know they're always there for me as I am there for them too. I know as we get older opposite sex friendships aren't as judged or made fun of, but there's still those times when people say the two should go out, or might as well be going out. It's really up to the people, it's their lives after all.
What are your feelings on platonic love?
I know exactly what you mean. I have a really close guy friend that I love with all my heart. But going out with him...... no. Not to mention that he is in a happy relationship, but I mean, I've known him so long that he is practically my big brother.
ReplyDeleteFirst off, you know I love Platonic Love! :)
ReplyDeleteSecondly, my two best friends are guys, so I can relate perfectly! It seems like we always got those comments about how we were practically dating, but like you said, I was not attracted to either of them, but it was also gross to think about it as a brother-sister relationship! Platonic love would be the perfect description of what that feeling was! I would say I love you to them all the time, but couldn't categorize it, but now I can :)
I really enjoyed reading this post!!
When ever I think of platonic love, I think about Harry Potter. Harry and Hermione, I have no idea why either. I think Platonic love is like seeing someone like a brother or sister, you love them, but you would NEVER date them. And people who comment on a platonic relationship, unless they see an obvious chemistry, should be more understanding. But platonic love can change as well. HaHaHa, I laughing to myself.
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