The study concluded that both were found to have several common benefits. “These benefits include having a respected friend, being able to talk openly with a friend, receiving a boost to self-esteem, receiving information about the opposite sex, and having a companion.” (Bleske & Buss, 2000) Both same-sex and opposite-sex friendships also incur some common costs, such as “being treated with cruelty, being obligated to help a friend, feeling low in self-worth due to a friend, having one’s time demanded, and being told by a friend that one is not good enough for a certain mate.” (Bleske & Buss, …show more content…
It was also found that men, even though they were not necessarily attracted to an opposite-sex friend, took the opportunity to have a sexual encounter with them if presented. Even though the hypothesis was supported, sex was not the only benefit rated as a motivator to opposite-sex friendship. They also rated “companionship, self-disclosure, and gaining information about the opposite sex as higher in benefit than sex.” (Bleske & Buss, 2000) One finding that did not support the hypothesis was that both men and women perceived the cost of being denied sexual access and rejection to be