Absolutely! No one becomes my lover unless they are my friend, meaning they give a sh!t about me as a person, and I have had a number of fantastic lovers in my time. Not shaming anyone who is comfortable with different dynamics or those who prefer the opposite, that's just me.

Of course. In fact they say the best kind of relationship is one where you're in love with your best friend.

Of course they can. I'm now into a marriage that has lasted just a few days short of forever that began as a friendship. We have four adult children (that sounds weird, doesn't it?) of whom we are both proud -- and rightly so. Interestingly, in relation to this question, our relationship has grown stronger, our understanding broader, and our respect for one another increased with every year that has flown under the bridge.

Yes, and I think that it's the best way to do it. Once you know you can be friends, and have a basis for comunication, the rest becomes easier if you let it. The danger is in expecting your relationship to become something totally different rather than something richer once you take that step. In my opinion, the most important thing to do is communicate. My first husband and I were friends first (he died after 22 years of 'togetherness' - 17 yrs marriage) and my current husband and I started out the same. I thought he was too young for me at the time but we will be married 20 years in April. If you can laugh together, play together, talk to each other, and put up with each other - go for it!

My best friend of 16 years had been divorced for a few years, and well after I was divorced we met up, and began a relationship. It was so easy, comfortable, fun, our families knew and liked each other, our kids were great friends since before they started school, even our ex's got on well. Can't fault it. ok, it didn't last, but it was great.

Absolutely and lovers can become friends. Speaking from experience on both accounts.

Yep. The best relationships I know of are the ones where the partcipants involved never forget they started as friends

I married a close friend 21 years ago. Seems to have worked out.

Yes of course, but the breakup really sucks..alot.

The foundation of trust and communication is rooted in friendship. Love can grow and mature into a longterm relationship.

Why not? It sounds like an ideal situation!

Does a USB cable plug into a USB port?

Yes. In fact, I think the best relationships start out as friendships. However, taking that step to becoming lovers can have repercussions. It might be a one night fling and you are fine. It might develop into a short relationship and then end... either acrymoniously, or not. It might continue on as just a FWB kind of thing, both of you enjoying each other physically and socially but not ready or interested in a deeper commitment... and it might deepen to that more permanent relationship.

So, the real question is what happens next? I have friends who do the FWB thing and they are fine. I have not been able to achieve this myself. Once we get naked together and enjoy each other, and explore... something subtle changes. I am sure that I am part of the problem since I have had no success here but I do think it's a two party problem.

Sure they can! Are you falling in love with an platonic friend?

Sure, it's call f#%k buddies.

I would hope to be friends , then become lovers ... failing that , not a lot of point really .

Yes providing your husband / or wife, doesn’t mind..James

Yes, if both people want it. If it's one sided then it makes the person who wants to keep things as friends feel awkward or guilty. Honesty is always best though.

Absolutely.

Yes

Yes. However, it will change the friendship a great deal. There are soem friends I had been attracted to (and it was mutual), bu we decided not to risk changignthe friendship we already had.

In some cases it brigns on a deeeper friendship, but most of the time it introduces new enotions that inadvertantly end the friendship. I am speakign generally here. There are exceptions and no hard and fast rules, as peopel are way too diverse to say if you do this, then this will happen, but generally for most people sex changes and in the end ruins a friendship.

To a Cost.

Lovers can become good friends. Harder to have friends become lovers.

Yes. It happens in my life often. The trick is to look at the physical relationship as part of the entire friendship.

Humans and corpses can become lovers so I guess thats a yes.

They can, but it's not something I'm willing to try, I've always looked at it this way, if it doesn't end on good terms; not only will you lose a spouse, but a good friend at the same time. Now to me that's a double hit I haven't been willing to take in my 35 almost 36yrs in this Earth.