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Yess! My bff is a boy!

I put girls can’t be just friends with boys but really it’s both that and boys can’t be just friends with girls. Someone WILL end up liking the other

I’ve been friends with boys a lot. Except right now, someone I have always seen as a best friend is now dating me sooooo… I would say that yes they can be friends but maybe not best friends…without becoming more than friends

I wish I had a guy friend!

The bestest friend I’ve ever had in my entire life is a guy. We’ve been friends for over two years now and he’s honestly just like a brother. Yes, boys and girls can be just friends without being romantic.

I also hate the term “something more” if we’re just friends, because our relationship is not lacking because it’s not romantic. He’s such a blessing in my life but I don’t see him as a potential partner, and I know he doesn’t see me that way either

@emily
You're so lucky!

No actually you're blessed!

I like that Emily, but I think that since a relationship with a girl is really just being really good friends they always have the potential you may grow too close. Its something to be careful of. Boundaries is crucial!

Izzy wrote: "No actually you're blessed!"

I really am 😭 He has no idea, but I’ve been praying for a friend like him for as long as I can remember, and I didn’t realize until recently that God had given me him, and my prayer was answered. We’ve promised to not leave each other, that if I’m not going anywhere, he ain’t, and vice versa. It might sound romantic but really it was something more that I can’t explain

Aww
Kinda like Miss Match by Erynn Mangum?

Emilio (Ava's my valentine) Stormdweller wrote: "I like that Emily, but I think that since a relationship with a girl is really just being really good friends they always have the potential you may grow too close. Its something to be careful of. ..."

Oh yes I do understand that!

Yessss… but…

So I am just friends with a bunch of boys, but the two I am closest with ended up both getting a crush on me. It got kind of complicated for a while, but it ended up with me currently dating one of them. I think the other one got over me, because we're still friends now. But I'm just friends with the rest of them. (It probably helps that they all know I have a boyfriend)

Yeah, I don’t see the problem! I have a friend who’s a boy. Our relationship is kinda weird, like I don’t go telling him all my secrets, sadly he knows more than I’d like him to, but he does know me really well, and we have nicknames for each other. And now that I’m saying that it sounds kinda weird, lol. It’s not like those dumb, what are the called? Pet names? It’s like teasing nicknames. Yk? I call him “short stack” and he calls me “extra tall stack” which I do not support, but he won’t stop. Lol, I know it’s weird

@Katniss
I think that's sweet!

@Izzy
Aww, thanks!

They definitely can. Sometimes it turns into a crush, but not always. But yes, it's possible for a girl and boy to be friends – no romance.

and Katniss that is super sweet

I wish I had a close guy friend, the closest one I have is kind of socially awkward and is everyone's favorite (the guys hang w/ him and the girls too) but I feel bad bc he's just that type that girls don't fall for. He's sweet and funny tho and we grew up 2gether (I had a crush on him when I was 6 yo and chased him around an ice cream store but that's in the past)

LOLOLOLLL