I definitely do. Friends last longer than lovers.

Long term friends of any gender are to be cherished.

I do but because I travel so much most of my female friends are so far away and it is difficult to make friends of the opposite sex these days because they always think you have other things in mind and while sometime you do have other things in mind it would be nice just to be friends.

I have no problem with it and have had several of these in my life. One was with a woman I met from a personal ad that was the only 9 I have ever got to know in my life. She was honest and kind enough to tell me at the beginning of the first meeting that he had no physical attraction for me, but we had a good 2 year friendship that we both valued before she moved away. She was a minister and I think she just really wanted a friend outside her church that she could hang with and confide to. Having said that, I also realize that it would be difficult if not impossible to have friendships with women like that while dating someone seriously due to possible jealousy. All of my friendships with women have begun while I was single, one of them has continued after I became involved and then married. It helps that she is married. I also have a fairly new friendship for the last year with a fellow widowed woman.

Yes, though have little luck finding any. A truly platonic dude friend, to hang out and even travel with would be awesome.

A good friend is just that, either way.