You just confirmed what I was thinking. Yes, it may help to hear another man's point of view but it most likely will be skewed to aid his own agenda. A man can smell a vulnerable woman from a mile away and I agree that very, very few men are "looking" for a platonic relationship. They may accept that if it is all they can get and puts them in a position to advance but that is not what they are pursueing. My personal point of view is that all us H can hope for is that these "friends" are too aggressive and scare our W off. If a woman wants an accurate male point of view either talk to a male C or male relative otherwise I would truly question the info you are receiving. That is my "big" problem with talking to opposite sex "friends" about relationships. I understand that I made a pretty sweeping statement here and I would expect some for and against responses.

TBONE