Actually, I think a lot of people end up missing out on a lot of great friendships simply because they feel that every member of "the gender that they are attracted to" is someone they have to be interested in sleeping with or they simply won't associate with... like waytallgel, most of my friends are female (and, yes, I'm male).

rcgreen> I think women are "not interested' in sex because often, it seems that "playing hard to get" seems to keep men interested longer (agreed - a rather broad generality). The old "once he gets what he wants he won't be interested anymore" sort of thing or something, I guess.

And guys... for those of you "on the prowl," being good friends with women (especially, as gel says, "attractive" women) would seem to make other women more apt to be attracted (or at least more-receptive) to you. Even better if you know an attractive bi/gay female friend... it can be great fun to go out and "oogle women" together. LOL

(Can you tell my s/o's been a little "far away" recently? LOL)