Platonic Friendships?

My first questions to the masses was in regards to the idea of men and women being friends without wanting more. This clearly turned into married/dating women and men thinking about their significant others with their friends of the opposite sex. I was speaking to a male friend of mine who was having an issue with his new lady friend and his wife. He recently made a new friend and without going into specifics, might have upset his wife. While I believe that men and women can definitely be platonic friends, not everyone agreed with me. It turns out there is much more that goes into this topic. For example, was the friend of the opposite sex (FOS) a new friend or old friend? Is he/she good looking? Where did they get together? What time was it? I mean it went on and on. I do think there are certain situations that can make an innocent friendship look like it's more. After what seemed like endless responses, for the most part both men and women thought it was possible as long as their significant other was considerate and respectful to them. So think about your husband/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend when going to meet your FOS.
EMM