Cross-sex friendship
Friendship between an unrelated male and female
Cross-sex friendship
A cross-sex friendship is a platonic relationship between two non-familial people of differing sex or gender. While this kind of friendship is widespread in heterosexual culture, cross-sex friendships involving mixed sexual orientations often mirror mate-selection preferences and provide opportunities for short-term mating. Sometimes, the relationship may come to be regarded as familial. In general, pop culture tends to portray such friendships as impossible and views them with skepticism due to the potential for romantic and sexual attraction. Modern research focuses on the unique challenges faced by cross-sex friends, examining why such relationships form, how they are perceived by friends and colleagues, and their effects on social development in children and adults.
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