So this was trending quite a bit on my facebook the past few days.
http://thoughtcatalog.com/2013/5-reasons-its-better-to-have-a-bff-of-the-opposite-gender/#td47hSlLuohsOl9F.01
"So why, you might ask, should we contend with all the drama and
potential awkwardness of growing close to someone we’re potentially
attracted to? Why not just stick to befriending people of a gender we’ve
no romantic interest in?"
For the record I think the article is selfish, purely one sided and it doenst take into consideration the other party's perspective. Perhaps there also lies the story of my life. Maybe i've been dealing with the opposite sex wrongly my whole life, not for the first time allowing myself to be pot committed before the turn and ending up being burnt at the river when its a showdown.