Hey,
So I have finals going on and this was my wonderful distraction and break. For real though I can't be any more productive. But that's beside the point.Your question was can a guy and a girl be just friends not lovers provided that they are close. So in personal perspective yes I think so. This is why: I have a guy best friend that I literally feel comfortable telling a lot of my life to. Yes, at one point I did like him but it was more due to someone implanting in my head that we would look cute together. So later I moved past that I was able to clearly understand stand my feelings. Now we are great friends and share a great rapport. And he is just a friend not someone have feelings for.I guess it all depends on how you think through things. Most people do get attracted to the other person mainly bc they are so similar or completely opposite. It just takes your brain to function it...But when I first read this I thought of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and how SRK said that his love has to be his friend first. I do agree on that front bc you need a platform, it makes it easier for both the people to understand each other and grow in the relationship. Oh and literally you do have some attraction towards people whether it be friends or lovers. It's more of how you categorize and decipher your feelings. Like Maanvi and Virat channeled theirs towards love :)