the potential of a friend

is it really possible.... in this day and age... in this our disintegrating 21st century.... is it really possible to have a friend from the opposite sex, and just remain that - friends. I believe the value of the word has been stripped, in these wild reigns of our generation, where all is about the 'here and now', about the 'just go(ing) with the flow', about the 'what feels right' and the 'listen to your heart'.... mmhhhh... I, for one, am a little dismayed at the less than enthusiastic show of friend-wanters I've seen as yet. There's too few out there. Really, really, really, it's okay to just be friends.