Why can't they just be friends? It seems like they have a pretty good thing going with their friendship now. They are able to enjoy most of the best parts of a relationship without the hassles that inevitably come from the intimacy and being forced to be together all the time.

Even 'happily' married couples tend to crave 'time alone' now and then.

They get to 'date' and enjoy time together when they want to, and can retreat to 'their own space' when the need to. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me. I know that I'd be thrilled to have such a 'friendship' with a beautiful, intelligent woman like Lois.

So, I say to Wendy, break with tradition, keep them just friends.

Tank (who knows what the 'hormonal' out there would say is the big difference between just friends and a 'couple' but thinks that it's overrated)