Yes, me and my boyfriend are exteme close yet we have never kissed; we are both still virgins. We hug and cuddle but for the most part our intimacy is in the aspects of our relationship.

Honestly yes. I can. I've done it my whole life and it works for me.

I think you don't have to forsake a physical relationship to have an emotional or healthy mental relationship. Both come hand in hand with each other if you do them right. The best emotional relationships can be celebrated physically with your partner. The best physical relationships get that way because of the deep emotional connection.

I could not forgo a physical relationship for an emotional one. I think they are just too closely related. It's like asking if you enjoy ketchup without hotdogs. Sure, ketchup is okay without a hot dog but it's so much better with that hotdog. Hotdogs are good without ketchup but they're much better with.

I like to express my emotional relationships physically. I'm a physical guy.

To be honest, and i don't know if this sounds desperate or not but, i would be fine with just a relationship lol its been awhile, since i moved from my home to this dump,( i live in an old people town) i have been trying to save money to move closer to a city, and see people my own age lol. But you know getting a job right now is hard... and its been along time since Ive had a relationship.

Ya I could.. I'v had several mental and amotionaly relationships online but its better not to get phsical in my eyes till I get married... like sexualy...

I did that once, it was way too mental that I did not like her appearance.  I would have to go with 75% mental and 25%physical.  Never go 100% on mental, trust me.

I would not want to be in a primarily physical relationship. I would want there to be good honest emotions before anything physical was brought into the relationship.

Absolutely.  I've looked at a lot of the girls I had gone to school with, but a large number of them had the personality of a dog's chew toy.  Fake and annoying.  If I could get a woman that understands me (or makes a valid attempt), has a good head on her shoulders, is loving and honest...I could easily go without the physical aspects...for the more physical, anyways...I assume basic signs of affection such as hugs and kisses aren't limited by this, correct?  If they are, then I may have a problem.  I've always been a hugger.  To be honest, I've asked myself the same question because of a girl I'm interested in.  She meets everything I've listed above, yet there's a possibility that she may not be able to move in some ways without pain a few years from now.  I've thought of having children many times, figuring out their names...and yet, it might be impossible with her.  So I beat you to the question when I asked myself.  For her, could I go without it?  Absolutely.

Well,  I could but when I'm with someone I love to get all touchy and physical.. Just to show how much I love them.. If A guy treated me right with out anything physical wouldn't he be just like my brother? Or best friend?? It really depends on how someone looks at it. The guy I'm with now we do argue, But you know arguing can build a better bond with that person if you know how to get through a situation and just leave it be. I look for a person that's perfect for me and needs me and I need them. I just personally think it would be very hard for me to love in a non physical relationship.. Wouldn't you want to know the person you are dating in the relationship physically and emotionally?

I think I need that "Mental relationship" side myself. I've been able to do fine without a physical one up to this point, but I don't know how far I could go if I don't feel that somewhere out there, there's someone that cares about me. Y'know? It's something nice and reassuring to have.

The truth is that both is very important. I would argue that it's hard to have a good mental relationship if the physical part isn't there, and vice versa. It's important to have the best balance possible between the two to have the best chance of a relationship

I believe in many cases a good, strong mentally balanced relationship would have greater impact between the interactions of a couple than a purely physical relationship. I personally can not go out with someone if it is just based on looks, I really don't care what they look like. I want them to be able to have a brain, a mind and a voice, I would rather have someone who knows how to communicate rather than fornicate. Think of it this way, you need to be able to mentally think about the relationship before having one, whether or not it is mental, physical or both. Therefore I think that people can not really have a good physical relationship and forsake a mental one, I know I couldn't.

I probably could. I mean, it is not preferable,but I suppose I could go without a girlfriend, so I could be mentally stable for a bit. Heavens knows I need it.

60%mental / 40%physical for me would be perfect - oh and be Jennifer Aniston.

bchawk88 is absolutely right. Now of course having a physical relationship is preferable, but it shouldn't be absolutely necessary and if you can power through that, your relationship is in a very good place that most people never know.

Its impossible. Humans are not made to be like that.

I used to be of the opinion that a purely mental relationship was perfectly healthy and possible.  However, since marrying my husband and discussing it with him, I've come to change my mind.  I think a healthy balance is needed of the two, in order to have good physical health, mental health, and most importantly, spiritual health.  In fact, the Bible even discusses the importance of it.

However, I think it's dangerous and petty for a relationship to be based of physical needs or desires.  I remember when I was younger, I never got involved in my peer's conversations.  However, there was one I got pretty adamant about.  We were sitting in groups working on a few problems, and all the girls were discussing the fact that they could NEVER marry someone who couldn't 'perform'.  Of course, they were much more raunchy than that.  Being shy, and being brought up to think such topics were taboo, it was astonishing that I intervened.

I snapped on them and told them they were being ridiculous, and that I would marry someone if they couldn't physically 'perform'.  For most of my life, I was vehement on this ideal.  I told people I would not marry someone for sex and I still do indeed believe that.  However, I also believe that the physical side of a relationship is as important as the mental.

Well, I've never been even in a physical relationship before (although close). I have been on an online one though. The last thing that was on my mind in the relationship was any physical contact. Pretty sure I could survive without any physical contact, although if it was deep and long enough I am sure I would begin to eventually possibly yearn for some.

I honestly have to say that this relationship I have now is perfect, we waited a while to do anything physical so we got to know each other very well so far we have been together for a little over three years and things are going wonderfully, I think we have a good mixture of both mental and physical relationship. And I couldn't be happier