There is a saying that men and women can't be real friends without
getting over the sexual tension that inevitably occurs at some point
in the relationship. A man and a woman may start out as friends but if
they spend enough time together one will fall for the other of maybe
they'll both fall fir each other at the same time and it will all work
out.

Anyway, this saying is one I do agree with. But is it better for
the tension to come at the very beginning or somewhere in the middle,
once you've each developed a good but of trust in each other? On one
hand, it's good to get the whole dating idea out of the system right
away and a romantic attraction surely implies some sort of friendly
attraction but you may be afraid to even try being friends. On the
other hand, if it gets ugly, you're more likely to be friends
afterward if you were friends for a long time before. But, you could
be afraid to try to go back to being friends because that led to the
sexual tension that turned out yo not be good and a repeat of that
surely wouldn't be good.

Why is this even on my mind today? There's no woman in my life, not
even any potential, and I am totally happy with that. Temporarily.
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