Friends or Lovers?

The question of the day:  Can a man and a woman be "just friends"?  I have had many relationships with both sexes over the years.  No!  I mean friendship type relationships!  And I do believe that I have better luck with men.  I luv men.  Women, well, there are a few I really like.  But my best friends over the years have been men.  My best college bud was a guy.  We studied together.  Wrote papers together.  Did projects together.  Marched to graduation together.  He was my favorite person in the whole world, at the time.  He even took me home with him to meet his partner.  Yes, he was gay, therefore safe, but he was still my best friend! 

I also have some very good friends online.  Are they really "virtual" friends?  Some may be.  But I have used voice chat and webcams to really get to know some of them, and feel that they are real friends, not just online.  And, guess what?  They are ALL male.  And I luv them all.  Oh, you know, in a "friendship" kind of  way.  So, this is the thing......My hubby does not understand anything about internet friendships.  He thinks everyone out there is a predator.  Or, all of these guys are only interested in "taking advantage" of me, or other females, to have cyber sex or whatever.  So, I get a lot of grief about my friendships.  He is also jealous of them and calls one or two of them my "boyfriends". 

Soooo, the next question:  Is cyber sex real, or virtual?  I recently read an article on cyber sex and was a bit surprised to learn how often it is used and for what purposes.  It can be anonymous, like phone sex.  But it can also be used to enhance a long distance relationship.  So, putting 2 and 2 together, can a man and a woman be "just friends" online, or will they become "lovers" with the use of the internet to have cyber sex?  Of course, there is no real answer to that question.  It's just a thought I had while I was reading the article.  Interesting......