Have you ever thought about the title question? Do you have any direct answer? I suggest you read on for information.

I had always thought and believed that friendship with a guy for a few years will lead to love and relationship. While I was really on that path, it brought me out of my sadness when the guy I was closely attached to responded that he still considered me a friend and couldn’t think of any other way. He was the first boy I really liked and I was starting to fall in love with him. I was dismayed at his response, but I respected his wishes and, to comfort myself, I sang the titanic song over and over again, putting special emphasis on the line: “My heart will go on and on.”

Arranged marriages proliferate in our country and they don’t always break up, they stick together. On the other hand, divorce rates in our country have increased tenfold in the new era compared to the old days, even with marriages that began with affairs.

So you see there is no easy solution to my question. But on the other hand, when you commit to a relationship, you have to make friends with your man/woman and get along. So why not be friends first, then have a romantic relationship, get married, and move on as friends? You have to be friends with your spouse after marriage so that the two of you can be in the same boat through thick and thin. Only then, can they become solid lovers.

However, as in my case, friendship did not turn out to be the first step in a relationship. So where are you going?

My advice would be: be happily married to yourself before you marry someone. In other words, love yourself from the bottom of your heart and then it will be easy to love others, commit to a relationship, and eventually get married.

In short, friendship may not be the blossoming step of a relationship. After all, love at first sight happens. Body chemistry, body language, compatibility, and emotions all play vital roles. Also, it’s up to you who you find electric and attractive and the other party should feel the same way about you; this is how a beautiful mutual bond is formed. And it’s up to the two of you to make the most of it, getting along, becoming friends, and committing.