A cross-sex friendship is a platonic relationship between two non-familial people of differing sex or gender. While this kind of friendship is widespread in heterosexual culture, cross-sex friendships involving mixed sexual orientations often mirror mate-selection preferences and provide opportunities for short-term mating.
A cross-sex friendship is a platonic relationship between two non-familial people of differing sex or gender. While this kind of friendship is widespread in heterosexual culture, cross-sex friendships involving mixed sexual orientations often mirror mate-selection preferences and provide opportunities for short-term mating.
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