When Harry Met Sally

Harry Burns and Sally Albright first met, as they drive across America on the way back from college. And Harry gave his first rule. 5 years later, they met again on a plane. Both were attached with someone and then Harry amended his first rule. Another 5 years later, they met again and this time they were not romantically linked to anyone... SO did they fall in love with each other or remain as friends? *Go watch the movie lah!*

Rule No. 1
"men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way"

Rule No. 2
"men and women can't be friends... unless both of them are involved with other people."

Rule No. 3
"men and women can't be friends... 'cos the person you're involved with can't understand why you need to be friends with the person you're just friends with."

So my question is "Can Men and Women ever be true friends?"

First I think I need to define what I meant by "friend". The word "friend" should not be confuse with the word "acquaintance". If we're talking about acquaintances, of course men and women can develop and care for such a relationship, but true friendship is another story. Sure, you can go out to eat with a man or a woman occasionally, attend social gatherings, etc, but that's not true friendship.

True friendship requires a degree of closeness that will always threaten the purity of the intended friendship between the genders. A true friend is a person who knows all your deepest and darkest secrets, has been there for you at key times, and is a person who you share your thoughts with. You care about your best friend. If something happened to him or her, your life would change. AND if you can feel that much for a guy or a girl, do you think you treat him or her merely as a true friend?

Just wondering....