Can an opposite sex friendship really work?

: Can an opposite sex friendship really work?
I just feel like every time a girl or guy is friends one of them ends up liking the other. Unless if the guy is gay, I just can’t imagine a guy and a girl being very close friends just for the friendship, unless they have been friends for a long time. I am talking more about new friendships.

Answers and Views:

Answer by Moe Purple
I’m friends with mostly guys and only a few of them have ever liked me. I’m best friends with my sisters boyfriend, In fact.

Answer by carmac
Yes it can, one of my best friends was a guy, he passed away at a very young age 39, and I will miss him forever.

Answer by Ray
I was never able to do it. The closer I got to them the more I wanted more than friendship.