For example, when a male has the desire to take his friendship to a higher, more intimate level, he will not express his emotions to his friend if he believes that the feeling is not mutual. ... If he is this person's true friend, he must value his relationship enough to sacrifice his own feelings to save the special bond they carry. ... Also, the ability to carry a friendship with the other gender is much easier when one of the individuals in married or in a romantic relationship. ... Although some people believe that different-sex friendships are impossible, I have explained that...

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For example, when a male has the desire to take his friendship to a higher, more intimate level, he will not express his emotions to his friend if he believes that the feeling is not mutual. ... If he is this person's true friend, he must value his relationship enough to sacrifice his own feelings to save the special bond they carry. ... Also, the ability to carry a friendship with the other gender is much easier when one of the individuals in married or in a romantic relationship. ... Although some people believe that different-sex friendships are impossible, I have explained that...

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It is reasonably useful to understand from Aristophanes speech mans true motives. ... When one's half meets with one's other half, the pair becomes lost in an amazement of love, friendship and intimacy, and spends their whole lives together as destined. Our everlasting purpose is to understand Love, it's reincarnation and friendship with one another. ...

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Stories of friendship, love, and life prove to be life-altering therapy for her. ... This friendship is what makes the movie what it is. ... A great, devoted friend who is there through tragedies and triumphs, and who enables you to become a better person while appreciating your true self. ... A few, however, may question some scenes, especially men, as to there being something more than friendship present. I personally do not think anything sexual was part of this relationship, and I believe the intimate scenes between the two women depicted how devoted and amazing their friendship was. ...

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Gay marriage is a topic that I am sure that most people frown upon on, and when hearing the news of a gay couple getting married, they would look at both of them in complete horror, with a look of disgust painted across their faces. There have been countless debates on gay marriage rights for many y...

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Gilgamesh thought of him as one of his best male friends, whom he was even with in strength and combat, and furthermore, ended his loneliness and him hoping for someone to have a tight friendship with. ... The relation between Enkidu and Gilgamesh was so realistic, that it made me feel that it was very true, and teaches that this is how people bind together, which is through their compassion for one another. ...

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" Ever since childhood, we were taught to embrace equality, friendship, and love. ... As advancements in society and technology occur, many people live in a rush, and they lose the true meaning of lives. ... For some cases, yes, this may be true, but it shouldn't be a general label. ...

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The men keep numerous wives, but do not share a friendship with any because "a woman cannot really have a man for a friend without the worst kind of ostracism and gossip" (172). ... Only in the company of women do their true personalities show. ... When Celie returns to her home, she and Mr. ___ develop a friendship much like Shug and Celie's. ...

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One reason for this common misconception is the flowery diction which often makes little distinction between amorous love and platonic friendship of people of the same gender. ... Shakespeare begins sonnet 116 with the very idea that true love cannot be blocked. He does not say true love, though. He uses the term "marriage of true minds" instead. ... In compliance with that theory, his search for true love ended with a mysterious young man whom he immortalized in over one hundred sonnets. ...

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To answer the question if there are more gay males than lesbians at Penn State it is important that we look at a variety of components that could affect this outcome; geographical setting, friendships/associations, stigma attached with homosexuality, etc. ... Referring back to Alfred Kinsey, I believe there are more gay men and lesbians, but due to the negative connotations associated with male homosexuality, many choose to keep their true sexual identity a secret. Due to the socially constructed notion of women being nurturers, women may feel more at ease to reveal their true lesbian ident...

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No matter rich or poor, young or old, men and women are born to be free and no one in this whole world by any relations (friendship, marriage, and parenthood) has the right to force, to control, to command any person to do things against his or her free will. ... According to my own experiences, it is generally true that men try to provide interesting information which often is not interesting to women to impress them during conversation. It is also true that women tend to listen supportively without suggesting the change of topic even if the current topic bore the hell out of them. ...

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This is a very true statement; Americans act like men must be very tough all the time. ... According to society men are supposed to be friends with men and women are supposed to be friends with women, this denies men the opportunity to have a natural friendship with a woman. ...

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This law is true in the natural world for all living things providing that two different sexes are needed for reproduction. ... Human sexuality, family, friendship, society and ethics are all examined with and t compares humans to the other higher primates (chimpanzees and bonobos, our closest cousins) and attempts to explain human behavior with a Darwinian perspective. ...

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Adeline Virginia Woolf, better known to her readers as Virginia Woolf, also know to occasionally write under the pen name Stephen (if Woolf had been a man, she would probably had gone to university), was educated at home by her father: The women artists of the time were unwanted at the universities thus barred from attending and kept in solitude in there own homes tending to the children and/or other household necessities which led to the painful restriction of friendship. ... Furthermore, a women's tradition in writing to this point, had only just reared its head, thus women were gener...

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Anson and Paula later profess their true feelings to each other during Paula's engagement to Lowell. ... First, he admits to manipulating her into thinking he loved her, even though it was not true. ... I was with him a great deal then, for we were crossing together, but for the first time in our friendship he told me not a word of how he felt, nor did I see the slightest sign of emotion."" ...

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This research has lead to discussions about whether or not women are really using computers less than men or if women merely tend to use computers in different ways than men. Many sociologists now suggest that women prefer to approach computers as a way of accomplishing tasks while men tend to enjo...

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Boys have other approaches to building friendships. ... Although they really only open up to a couple of close " true friends, " most men are friendly too but when it comes to a friends group men prefer to keep it limited to only a few buddies that have been around each other for a long period of their lives. ...

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While this is what I believe is widely true for males I think that society has somewhat of the same effect for girls but from speaking to many females they value their virginity more and are not so much into the thought process of how many people they have slept with. ... While this is true the aspect of virginity still remains important and a vital idea when it comes to its importance related to religion 2. ...

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