This is something that every single guy knows, but unfortunately they cant do anything about it.  Its been called many things, I prefer to call it the Friend Flaw, cause that's what I think it is.  I think that its something that women use as an escape when they are too scared to date a guy that they have feelings for because of the closeness they have with the rest of their friends.  Almost every single guy at one point and time have ran into the situation before where they want to date one of their good friends, and when they ask them, they get the "I can't date you, I wouldnt want to lose our friendship".  Which is a bunch of crap.  I think that most women once they break up with a guy, get all upset at him, because "He was a jerk".  He inevitably did somthing wrong like talking to his friends when she had a free moment, and wanted to see him.  I think the main problem with this is that girls think that whenever the girl want to spend time with the guy, they think that the guy should be free.  On the flip side though, they dont think that its a big thing, if they just want to spend a nite out with "the girls".  Its this type of hipocracy that upsets all guys, but some deal with it because, despite what women think, guys care about womens feelings.  I have decided that because of this, I am not gaining anymore female freinds, I will gain female aquaintaces.  Girls I see when I am with the rest of my friends, and I don't talk to unless I am out with them, until an interest is gained, and than I will slowly spend more time with them, until I ask her out.  I have also decided that mayb I should quit talking to my current female friends, and than when I see them, its just like I'm an aquaintance.  That way with some of the women I alrady know, mayb I can get the chance of dating, without "ruining our friendship" because that friendship won't exist.  Tell me what you think, by answering the poll below.