18-12-2016, 01:51 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Originally Posted by Mups
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'Ere, can we have a bit of decorum in here please - it's Sunday. 
18-12-2016, 02:30 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Devon is 'separated' all the poor chap asked for was advice on approaching a woman with a veiw to a platonic relationship nothing else....Go for it Devon
life is far to short for regrets when you get past 50 and at that age we are all adults and capable of looking after ourselves. I have had some lovely male friends, I didn't ask if our friendship was 'platonic' there was no need as I was not interested in anything else and would soon have put them in their place if 'anything else' was suggested
.For 10 years I was a 'volunteer' with a charity and spent all night at least 2 nights a month with various men and became good friends with some. They were 'brothers' not lovers, so it is possible to have a platonic relationship with both sexes .
18-12-2016, 05:40 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Originally Posted by Meg
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Devon is 'separated' all the poor chap asked for was advice on approaching a woman with a veiw to a platonic relationship nothing else....Go for it Devon
life is far to short for regrets when you get past 50 and at that age we are all adults and capable of looking after ourselves. I have had some lovely male friends, I didn't ask if our friendship was 'platonic' there was no need as I was not interested in anything else and would soon have put them in their place if 'anything else' was suggested
.For 10 years I was a 'volunteer' with a charity and spent all night at least 2 nights a month with various men and became good friends with some. They were 'brothers' not lovers, so it is possible to have a platonic relationship with both sexes .
18-12-2016, 08:33 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Originally Posted by Artangel
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Men like you make me feel sick! Only the naive will be taken in by you!
that's a bit harsh , I guess you have your own reasons for saying that .....
18-12-2016, 08:50 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Originally Posted by Meg
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Devon is 'separated' all the poor chap asked for was advice on approaching a woman with a veiw to a platonic relationship nothing else....Go for it Devon
life is far to short for regrets when you get past 50 and at that age we are all adults and capable of looking after ourselves. I have had some lovely male friends, I didn't ask if our friendship was 'platonic' there was no need as I was not interested in anything else and would soon have put them in their place if 'anything else' was suggested
.For 10 years I was a 'volunteer' with a charity and spent all night at least 2 nights a month with various men and became good friends with some. They were 'brothers' not lovers, so it is possible to have a platonic relationship with both sexes .
We were inseparable, in the twenty years that followed we ran many events together, and as a foursome we toured England. It all changed when we were both made redundant at the same time from different companies. I bought a van and became a self employed courier, he went to college and volunteered to work for Citizens Advice where he would spend all night in the company of a female advisor manning the phones.
Spending so much time together they soon became good friends and I was so surprised and disappointed the night he came to our house looking for a sofa to kip on after his wife threw him out.
Mrs Fox and myself are still good friends with both parties, but the good times ended, what a shame, I thought the four of us would grow old together and continue to enjoy extraordinary and exciting adventures. My friend lost more than his wife that night.....
Which just goes to prove that some things started innocently can soon escalate out of hand.
18-12-2016, 08:51 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Originally Posted by Meg
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Art that's a bit harsh , I guess you have your own reasons for saying that .....
18-12-2016, 08:53 PM
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Re: Not giving the wrong idea
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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Which just goes to prove that some things started innocently can soon escalate out of hand.
however, 'it takes two' as they say and if one party isn't the slightest bit interested nothing is going to get out of hand.
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