[frustrated&sad]

Last night I got into a deep discussion with some friends of mine--both male and female--many of whom believe that men and women cannot truly be friends. Their claims were that there is always sexual tension, ulterior motives, or unrequited love (and other such ideas). And many thought men and women are only friends because they want to have sex with one another or they imagine the possibility.

I have male friends who I really think of as just friends who happen to be of the opposite gender.

Thoughts on this? Am I one of the last remaining people that wants to cling to the possibility of there being no strange tensions?

I'm curious because one of my guy friends who was most adamant about the non-possibility kind of bummed me out. Now I am all paranoid.