{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/659fcdf5ff049800155d827a/6ac5e750d3bfab176e7f17fe?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Can Men and Women Really Be “Just Friends”?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/659fcdf5ff049800155d827a/1791354528998-2b476187-d787-437c-8a73-d4f2df04aef9.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Can men and women really be just friends?</p><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s a question that sounds simple until friendship becomes extremely close.</p><p><br></p><p>On this episode of <strong>Real Gist by OtownGist</strong>, host <strong>Ezuruike Christabel Nmerichukwu</strong> joins co-hosts <strong>Anoruo Pleasant Chiamaka</strong> and <strong>Ibe Leonard Chima</strong> to discuss whether men and women can maintain genuine platonic friendships—and what happens when attraction, jealousy or relationship boundaries enter the picture.</p><p>Can you have an opposite-sex best friend without your partner feeling threatened?</p><p><br></p><p>Is jealousy always insecurity?</p><p>What if your friend develops feelings for you?</p><p>And when does emotional closeness become emotional cheating?</p><p>The conversation looks at the different sides of opposite-sex friendships and the boundaries couples may need to establish when friendships become very close.</p><p><strong>Can men and women really be JUST FRIENDS?</strong></p><p>Listen to the full episode and decide for yourself.</p><h3></h3><h3>PRESENTERS</h3><p><strong>Host:</strong> Ezuruike Christabel Nmerichukwu</p><p><strong>Co-host:</strong> Anoruo Pleasant Chiamaka</p><p><strong>Co-host:</strong> Ibe Leonard Chima</p><h3></h3><h3>EPISODE CREDITS</h3><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Chinedu Hardy Nwadike</p><p><strong>Camera:</strong> Ukanwa Henry Smart</p><p><strong>Editor:</strong> Chinedu Hardy Nwadike</p><p><strong>Powered by:</strong> OtownGist Media &amp; Creative Hub</p>","author_name":"OtownGist Media and Creative Hub"}