Genuine Friendship by Philip D. Halfacre

Author:Philip D. Halfacre [Halfacre, Philip D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midwest Theological Forum
Published: 2014-07-27T00:00:00+00:00

Friendships between Men and Women

What about friendships between men and women? Is it even possible for a man and a woman to just be friends? Of course they can. And I am not referring to those friendships that resemble the mother/son or father/daughter relationship. But men and women, who wish to remain friends in a non-erotic relationship, must understand the way the different loves interact with each other. We need to look at the boundary between friendship and eros. Recall that when I use the word “eros,” I am using the word generically. It refers to the entire category of romance and the interaction between people who are “in love.” Intimacy, or the sharing of one’s life in a personal way, does not presume the presence of eros. There is, for example, the intimacy of friendship, which we will explore in subsequent chapters.

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