Chinese wary about platonic relationships

A recent survey found that 67 percent of respondents believe that their significant others should spend less time with friends who are members of the opposite sex, local media reported Thursday.

The Shanghai Women's Federation and Fudan University conducted the survey to examine attitudes about platonic relationships. The survey was part of a series of investigations that local institutions and Fudan University's Gender and Social Development Center have conducted to study family, work and the personal lives of people in large cities.

Researchers polled 69 men and 116 women online in October for the survey, the Labor Daily reported.

Slightly more than half of respondents said they could tolerate their partners' friendships with members of the opposite sex. About 38 percent of respondents said they would only accept platonic friendships with people their partners already knew.

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