Um, can you elaborate a bit more? "your lover can not also be your best friend" isn't a belief I've heard before, is it widespread?

>>6241867
Why the hell not? My dream is to find a and marry girl that's both lover and best friend.

8/10, strong misogynist influences with enough logical errors to draw interest from both those who agree and those who do not.

In the future I'd try and make your argument more compelling. Removing logical flaws DOES make it harder for white knights to attack you (you might scare the dumber ones off) but makes for a more interesting thread overall.

Strongly disagree.

Women and Men used to never even see each other beyond marriage or highly monitored social events.

Things have shifted towards the point where that actually can happen.

My ex girlfriend, is my current best friend. We were and still are lovers.

Don't see a problem. Things have gotten easier.

Show me a time when things were as easy as they were now.

Other than the free-floating edo period of Japan, I can't think of any time things were easier.

Alas, that is my problem. My ex-girlfriend is also my best friend. Which I think might be why I can't stop loving her.

>>6241914
It is actually an interesting topic though, beyond the troll.

>>6241867
>>6241909

i dont beleive this at all. there are thousands of people in this day and age whom rarely interact with anyone else besides thier chosen partner.

this is my goal as well - to find a person whom life will be bearable after the initial stages of a relationship.

Out of curiosity, op, does your hypothesis also apply to homosexuals? because it seems to me that you haven't taken them into account, and were assuming man/woman. I think in that case, where the chosen partner is of the same sex, it may be even easier for them to be both lovers and friends.

>>6241953
Thus the high score!

HE SAID SOMETHING THAT I DON'T IMMEDIATELY AGREE WITH. I'M GOING TO REJECT IT OUT OF HAND AND CALL HIM A TROLL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO DO ANY THINKING OF MY OWN.

>discuss why this seems to be the case

>steady stream of "this is not the case" replies

herp derp

>>6242014

The part that reveals the troll is the "no personal stories" and the "Why this seems to be the case" part which assumes agreement with the op. It's a really well designed troll and I like it.

It seems to me like circumstance matters a great deal in this instance.

If you're friends and you wanna bang without moving into a romantic relationship or even if you're just friendly and enjoy the occasional bit of casual sex, I'd agree with you. Generally speaking, an arrangement like that can't stay for long. Human interaction is too complex and the components in this instance far too potent for it not to fall apart.

That said, I would say that in a relationship your lover ideally WOULD be your best friend, for many reasons.

8/10?
really?
4 or 5 at most. shit's obvious

its like in the s2 finale when beecher shit on shilinger's face.

sure, everything turned out terribly for both of them in the end but at least beecher was free to fuck keller for a couple of seasons.

do it faggot

Your lover can be your best friend.

Your "legal under the law" wife cannot.

Because if it's socially difficult to sleep with more than one person simultaneously you will sleep with the one that's most attractive and/or the best lay subject to your ability to seduce such an individual. Such an individual is unlikely to posses other qualities necessary for friendship because rare trait * rare trait = even fucking rarer.

>>6241914

Lulz at "logical errors"

Lulz at accusations of trolling.

>>6242182
12/437
weak metatroll, lrn2subtle

>>6242043

Personal stories=anecdotal evidence=not admissible in legitimate discussion.

See, big boys use logical reasoning and factual evidence when discussing things.

OP here,

>>6241914
You're an idiot.

>>6241924
No personal stories

>>6242043
"This seems to be the case" leaves it open to whether you agree or disagree. If you agree, then it is the case. If you disagree, then it only seems (to someone who agrees) to be the case. You're an idiot.

>>6242014
This.

People, this isn't psychoanalysis bullshit neo-fem politican nonsense. This is an anthropology thread.

>>6242240
you made an affirmative statement. it has been refuted. please stop