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CAN MEN AND WOMEN BE FRIENDS

In this writing, the writer tells about the possible relation ships between men and women, and if its right or wrong. He draws the attention on gender roles, and explains why it's a usual thing in our daily life. 

Firstly, I agree with the writer from certain aspects. Today's world is a place that every thing is engaged to each other. There are no gender differences anymore. With technological advances, women and men have become to interact with each other very frequently. Therefore, gender roles are mixed intensively. Someone can easily communicate with the opposite sex in every field of life, so they can share lots of things besides sexual desires, etc. The popular belief that women and men can not be friends is now nothing but a taboo. Yes, It used to be like that due to lack of communication of the opposite genders. However, people now are making much more intersexual friendships. I think It is a normal and usual thing. Men and women can definitely be friends, even close friends, maybe the closest. Some can think that it is not possible, because they can not tell certain things such as sexuality, swares, manly and womanly things, etc. Nevertheless, to be the best friend, these are not necessary things at all. Additionally, cross sex friendship encourages the self-confidence. It rises the mutual benefit and maximizes the confortableness between opposite sex communications. It also provides significant exchanges between gender roles. Men become feminine ( not mean homosexuality), women become masculine. This exchange provides much less distance relations in a society. All people can feel equal. Cross sex friendships can offer different kinds of thoughts on a single subject, so you can see situations from different aspects. It helps you to evaluate your conditions, and to act in an appropriate and right way. 





In conclusion, cross sex friendships helps people to improve social skills, self-confidence, seeing the things from different windows, etc. It is not an unusual notion, but a very usual and beneficial concept for humankind.