S05E01 | Do Platonic Friendships Exist & Thrive? | Delve Deeper Into.. Platonic Friendships

We’re baaaaaaack!! Season 5 has been a long time coming, but we are so stoked to be back! In this episode, we catch-up and then delve into a listener-requested topic: “Platonic Friendships”. Defined as a“friendship between two people who could, in theory, feel attracted to each other,” but "without sexual or romantic feelings." (Healthline & Betterhelp) We delve deep into the complexities of platonic friendships, if platonic friends make good wing people when on the dating circuit and the best and hardest parts of platonic friends. Do you believe that platonic friendships are possible? How have you navigated them? ----- Zim Shoutout: Ruetendo M Masterchef Australia Our shoutout goes to Rutendo who was a contestant on Masterchef Australia. She won the sauce challenge and created a 'Barberue' sauce which is available in Coles' stores in Australia. Check her out on IG: @ruetendom (https://www.instagram.com/ruetendom/) – We'd love to hear from you! Facebook: It's Layered Podcast (https://www.facebook.com/itslayeredpod/) Instagram: @itslayered (https://www.instagram.com/itslayered/?hl=en) X (formerly Twitter): @itslayeredpod (https://twitter.com/i/flow/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fitslayeredpod) TikTok: @itslayered (https://www.tiktok.com/@itslayered) Email: itslayeredpod@gmail.com ------ 00:00 Welcome to season 5 01:50 Catch-up with us 09:21 Platonic friendships defined 13:50 Can men and women just be friends? 16:46 Have we ever crossed the platonic friendship line? 19:38 Best part of platonic friendships 22:46 Hardest part of platonic friendships 26:00 Navigating partners 29:08 Are guy friends good wingmen? 30:46 Is it OK for partners to have lots of friends of opposite sex 35:01 Benefits of partners having platonic friends 37:30 Do platonic friendships depend on personality? 41:20 Conclusion & Season 5 Expectations