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There’s this line in the film When Harry Met Sally – you know the one. “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” Harry says it like it’s a universal truth. And honestly, I used to roll my eyes at it. So reductive. So heteronormative. So 1989.

I’ve always believed – maybe even needed to believe – that men and women can be friends. Real friends. The kind who show up when your life is falling apart and you need someone who won’t flinch. Who remember your childhood dog’s name and your current go-to mo

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