# Platonic interaction with the opposite sex while in a relationship

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 10, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212 "2011-10-10T19:19:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212/41 "2011-10-11T13:23:04Z")

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Glad to hear there has been a positive outcome!

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**Author:** ![fjs1fs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9e8a1a/32.png) [@fjs1fs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fjs1fs)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212/42 "2011-10-11T13:35:48Z")

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> [@sandra\_nz](#):
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> Glad to hear there has been a positive outcome!

Instead of “Positive Outcome,” you should have said a “Happy Ending,” but I’m pretty sure that’s against the rules in the agreement set up by the OP and GF!

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**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212/43 "2011-10-11T13:54:33Z")

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> [@Freudian\_Slit](#):
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> Well I interpreted contact as physical contact. But I guess the massage thing as explained in the above post makes sense.

You can give massages without touching? I think that should be allowed, if just for the interest of science.

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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212/44 "2011-10-11T16:11:23Z")

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I’m guessing lap dances at strip clubs are out.

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**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/platonic-interaction-with-the-opposite-sex-while-in-a-relationship/599212/45 "2011-10-11T16:15:50Z")

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I think the OP should make a point of doing the following. Whenever he is in a photograph with a woman he should stand at arms length from her with his arm straight out and his hand on her shoulder. He gets to touch and the SO can’t bitch 🙂

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