"Friends Without Benefits"

This's definitely a (in)famous question, where the response stays indicative of experience and one's opinions ... Could a guy and a gal be friends, without any feelings or desire for gear shifting? I think yes. I'm not over-thinking the conundrum nor allowing contrary-based tales to sway my thoughts. 

There are a lot of guy/gal friendships, which are not affiliated with lust or sex. There's not a "Homosexuality-Barrier" requirement either for this relationship to function, and turnout great, fulfilling and trusting. However, these barriers aren't rare cases and they are completely normal; It's not this packaged deal you cosign at Casa De Lesbo though, it's simply random.

You don't need to experiment with the other white meat, Suburbians ... If you're a straight gal, you are a straight gal; If you're a straight guy, you are a straight guy. And the Friendzone explains why a guy/gal friendship doesn't have to necessarily end up in the bedroom. If a guy and a gal are strictly friends, they have Friendzoned one another, out of a mutual respect and other factors. I've Friendzoned a man who, in return, has Friendzoned me. That's a nonverbal agreement incorporated, and I can't imagine experiencing any non-platonic feelings for him ever.

And yes, I've got other guy friends who per choice, I'll never date.

It's impossible for an individual to believe and to think every inter-gender friendship climaxes with a climax ... It's simpler than most think, because they are influenced by contrary-based evidence. If you catch a wave of feelings for a friend, there's probably an underlying cause. But, yet again, Friends Without Benefits is real.