It's not about ROMANCE.

[Gratefuled]

Has anyone ever gone out with someone of the opposite sex that was not a romantic relationship? Too long to put in the title.

I have, a few times. Once was with an elderly co worker who wanted to go to a UCLA football game and had season tickets but her husband had a sprained ankle and could not climb the steps to their seats. She asked me and I jumped at the chance. 

Another time, my sister-in-law wanted to go see Miss Saigon and didn't want to go alone. She paid for the tickets and I was her escort. I loved it. No romance and she is and was lovely back then. My late wife's little sister.

Another time was to a wedding and reception of a male co worker. A female co worker asked if I would take her because she wanted to drink and was afraid she might get too tipsy to drive back.  I agreed but regretted it. There were a lot of attractive friends of the bride at the reception and I engaged in conversation with some of them. Seems like my female co worker would come at the wrong time and say something like, " don't forget, you have to take me home tonight". That made it appear like she was my date and it dampened my chances of getting to know another female better. 

Another time was when my 20 year old niece came to pick me up at the airport. We stopped to get a drink while waiting for my luggage. A nicely dressed attractive woman sent me a note that both my niece and I thought was her phone number. No, it just said "DOM". We both had a good laugh and told the others back home and they laughed too. I'm not a "DOM" and not with my niece. OH WELL. 

What about you? 

[mogo51]

One of my best friends in Australia is a 'non romantic female friend'.  We met years ago on a dating site, but realised that was not going to happen but that we enjoyed each other's company.  Now my SO and I meet her and her partner whenever we come back to Oz and we all have a great time socially. (no inuendos)haha

[MacBubba]

I have lunch with female friends occasionally, and my wife has lunch with her male friends occasionally.  So far, neither one of us has had cause to be jealous.

[Jake]

I guess you can call it a platonic relationship.  My wife's sister was my chaperone while I was dating Judy.  And pretty strict about winning her approval of me.  I was constantly teased about my true nature but I remained a good boy.  Little did she know my thoughts were the devil's thoughts, almost cross the line of temptation a few times.  

I passed her test finally.  I'm such a gentleman.....don't ya know.

Dang, another missed opportunity.

[Dave Hounddriver]

4 hours ago, Gratefuled said:

Has anyone ever gone out with someone of the opposite sex that was not a romantic relationship?

If you mean romantic in the sense that one or the other person is sexually attracted to the other (requited or not, acted upon or not).  If you mean 'gone out with someone' who is not related to you or in your care (example, the boss asks you to take his mother to dinner).  If you mean 'gone out' as in went to a social occasion together as strictly platonic friends with neither having any physical, flirtatious, emotional, or romantic attraction for the other person and yet they still like each other as friends to the point they would be alone in a closed room and there would be no 'sparks' of any kind..

Then I can say positively not, in my case.

 

3 hours ago, Jake said:

Little did she know my thoughts were the devil's thoughts, almost cross the line of temptation a few times.

 

 

Now THATS what I'm talking about

Edited April 6, 2016 by Dave Hounddriver

[Jack Peterson]

 I Remember 'Prince Charles's' TV Interview before his Divorce from Diana, on the Question of Camilla he quoted "We are just Very Good Friends"

 Diana Quoted that "I take a good Male Friends advice where necessary" This was about Dodi Fayed. & I still have my suspicions about the Butler (Paul Burrell) Charles always said, he felt that there were 3 people in his marriage. and only one was a female.

Behind Closed Doors comes to mind.

[Ynot]

About 6 years ago my marriage had fallen apart, and I was flying into Thailand to meet two internet friends I had been talking to for some time, any way on the first night I met one, there was no fireworks but we had this great rapport resulting in us being really good friends.  The other lady I met that trip became my gf, unfortunately the relationship faltered after 2 years, maybe there is something about not moving to the next stage of a relationship and just staying friends 

[Gratefuled]

While on the same subject and while I'm thinking about it I might add that here in Davao I have accompanied my wife's niece to the mall both riding tricycle and taxi together then going separate ways at the mall. We got some curious looks from people because she is young and beautiful. She noticed it too and smiled.

[sonjack2847]

When I lived in Cebu city I saw a man with words printed on his T shirt which said

I AM WITH MY DAUGHTER so perhaps he was fed up with being called DOM