Quick Poll Results

SmartGirls submit their questions, and we post them! Here are some of the results.

Method:

We posted the following poll on SmartGirl.org:

Quick Poll: Would you want to live forever?

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Prediction:

We asked SmartGirls to guess what they thought would be the most popular answer with other SmartGirls:

Prediction: Do you think boys and girls can be just friends? Yes: 36; No: 13

Most SmartGirls predicted that the most popular answer would be yes, that boys and girls can be just friends.

Results:

This chart shows how SmartGirls voted in the poll:

Results: Do you think boys and girls can be just friends? Yes: 48; No: 6

Was the prediction correct?

Most SmartGirls think that boys and girls can be just friends.

Some SmartGirls gave the following reasons for their vote:

Yes:

boys and girls can be just friends

Paul, age 62, says:
Because they can if they want to.
Lollypop, age 14, says:
I have friends like that and there's no problem with it.
Dubbelyou, age 16, says:
It doesn't always have to end up in a relationship...
Jessy, age 18, says:
I have boys and girls that are friends. I am not attracted to everyone.
becca, age 14, says:
I have plenty of guys; I simply get along with guys better. But I am still in a dating relationship with a guy, too, so I believe you can have both.
larryisnotmyname, age 12, says:
I wish it could happen to me, but my parents won't get me a phone so I have no boyfriends or BGFs. Ugh.
Dria, age 16, says:
I think that if a boy and a girl are really close friends, then they may end up falling for each other, but there is such a thing as a boy and a girl staying just friends.
Ruthie, age 13, says:
Because all girls need guy friends and all guys need girl friends. If not that, how could we understand the opposite sex? Plus, sometimes having the same sex friends gets annoying.
Megan, age 12, says:
It's good to have different kinds of friends.
Hannah23, age 15, says:
In my opinion, boys and girls should definitely be friends right now, because boys and girls are still young and ignorant to some things in the world. But if you're talking about men and women, men and women can be more than just friends.
Maya, age 13, says:
Because we are all people and we can get along some way.
Zelda, age 14, says:
Because you can't have a sexual connection with everyone.
Ella, age 14, says:
Because you can have a boy mate and not have any feelings for him; he is just sensible and easy to talk to, but fun as well.
Scarlett, age 19, says:
A large portion of my friends are guys. It's ridiculous to assume that just because you are of opposite genders that you should automatically have some kind of sexual attraction.
Sparrow, age 13, says:
Currently I am friends with one. We get along fine, and he's so nice and sweet.
Anonymous says:
A friend is someone you have fun with and like to spend time with. It doesn't really matter who it is!
Bevvie, age 14, says:
Because if not it would be sexist and when you get older you can ask him out to the school dance!
Khiana, age 11, says:
I say yes because when you start dating it is best to date friends first.
Cathey, age 12, says:
blah blah blah
Destiny, age 14, says:
Yes, because it doesn't matter what the gender is. It matters how much you have together.
Cerberus, age 24, says:
I have lots of opposite-sex friends who I would consider very good friends. Also, we are very good at giving one another advice on relationship issues.
HUNNY, age 23, says:
We can't love all them, there's always just one special one.
Clauds, age 12, says:
It's OK just to be friends. I have plenty of friends that are boys, and if people tell you that you can't have boys as friends, just always remember you CAN.
Princess, age 11, says:
It's not like girls and boys are from different planets. We can be sometimes in another world, but different makes perfect.
Arabella, age 14, says:
Friends are just that: friends. Sure you hear a lot about two best friends getting together, but there are times when you just need a guy friend or a gal friend just to talk to for a different perspective and have no feelings like that whatsoever.

No:

boys and girls can't be just friends

Cozzette, age 15, says:
In my personal experience, you may think that it is just friends, but that isn't enough for most guys. They don't make friends with pretty, smart, funny girls without expecting something more.
Jasmine, age 13, says:
Because...
Princess, age 14, says:
Because the feelings usually get deep.

Discussion:

Do you have a friend of the opposite sex? Have you ever been attracted to your friend? Has your friend ever been attracted to you? Is it possible to be friends after you have already broken up?

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