Jaußan examines one of the most challenging situations when it comes to retaining a platonic friendship with someone when sexual and emotional needs come to bare. The discussion centers around the needs and desires of one or both of them seeking fulfillment.

The challenge because evident when your friend expresses a desire to be with you intimately, but maybe concerned about expressing these feelings because of the perception of being desperate and vulnerable.

The biggest fear it's a compromise of mystery, the integrity of the relationship as platonic friends, and a potential perceived weakness. Also. you may feel uncomfortable in the sense that person already knows things about you that you would feel as knowing too much.

Rejection is one of the biggest fears along with embarrassment and the perspective of the other party not having an interest or seeing you differently such as a family member in order to exempt you from consideration.

in this episode, we do a deep dive to examine with a man and women can your friends and have sex while still retaining the friendship and some capacity. One given outcome is that the relationship will change and there are some that are afraid of this change.