Is It Possible to Be Friends With Someone?

When we fixate on people who are not available to us, it is a coping mechanism for us to maintain our avoidant attachment styles. Yer, absolutely, being friends with someone, or even being in an emotional affair with someone, is way different than having an actual long term relationship with someone. And this, i'm not trying to shoot down your feelings. Your feelings are so real and they're valid. I want to make a clarifying point. When i called him a good friend earlier, i meant he is a close friend. Or who knows, maybe it is.