Originally Posted by The Batlord

I'm sure they can, but in my experience, the rule is, if a man and a woman are friends, then the guy is probably a shy, nerdy type who is such a good friend with the girl because he's too shy to ask her or any other girl out and so he becomes her pseudo-boyfriend to get whatever female intimacy he can. And the girl, while probably consciously oblivious, knows on some level, and likes the attention.