SOCIETAL VIEW OF PLATONIC FRIENDSHIP

I read with interest this particular article. It set me to think and reflect on my actions.
The article you are going to read has been condensed for easy reading.


"A platonic relationship is a non-physical relationship between a man and a woman.
Being married and having a male friend is justified and it doesn’t violate marital vows. But people, who engage in such a relationship, are surely treading on slippery ground.

You may interpret the disapproval of your spouse as jealousy. He may be sensing something which you are denying consciously or unconsciously, a certain chemistry that’s not in your control, but will put your marital harmony at stake.

A platonic relationship is a good thing if two friends are willing to add a new dimension to their relationship, and a bad thing if the feeling is not reciprocated, or if someone else is hurt by it.

There may not be many takers for this kind of a relationship, however. The general impression is that most men and women who subscribe to this kind of a relationship veer towards romance in unguarded moments."


My view:
There's definitely truth in it. A friend of mine (oh how she was there when I was so down) said if a relationship hurt another person, it was just not worth it, that I had to give up and move on, that I would get hurt and feel pain in the process but the sacrifice I made would be so impactful I would be able to feel proud of myself when the dust finally settled.

How true these words are

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Dear Platonic Friend

If I had known things would turn out the way it did....
I would have ended it
Before it even started.
If I had known things would turn out the way it did...
I would have left it
Before it went too deep.
If I had known things would turn out the way it did...
I would have gone
Never to return.
But angel came down that day...
To tell me
Everything would be Okay
Today is another day
For me to use
To forget Yesterday.