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'Guys And Girls Can Be Just Friends': A Myth Debunked

And I'm sick of people telling me otherwise.

Abigail Kamin
Feb 23, 2016
Spring Arbor University
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'Guys And Girls Can Be Just Friends': A Myth Debunked

As mentioned in one of my previous articles, I've grown up with all brothers and lots of boy cousins. This has led to most of my friendships being with boys, although I think part of this is just the way God made me. Some of my first best friends were boys.

My brothers and I in late 2004. Pictured left to right: Me (7), Seth (3), Jayce (2) and Eli (2 months).

I make friends with boys so easily, I'm genuinely impressed with myself when I hang out with a girl who isn't my roommate, someone that lives on my floor, or my two close friends I've had since middle school. However, being friends with mostly boys has gotten me my fair share of teasing. For example, one of my closest friends here at school is Nathan. We eat dinner together every weeknight and text relatively often. We both have a strong dislike for Donald Trump and have the same sense of humor. But guess what? There are no feelings between us! I know, I know. Super hard to believe.

Woah look at this, two people of the opposite gender who are friends and DON'T have feelings for each other!

Anyways, as I was saying, being friends with boys has gotten me my fair share of teasing. Practically every day someone tries to convince me that I have a crush on Nathan. And practically every day I have to do some serious convincing that I don't.

Or, take my friend Makana for example. We've spent plenty of time together including shared car rides to and from school, breakfasts before our 8:55 class and even the freshman camping trip in the beginning of the school year. Yet, we still don't have feelings for each other.

I'm living proof that guys and girls can be just friends. Just because a guy and girl are super close and spend a lot of time together does not mean there's anything going on. I like hanging out with boys more than girls because they're less drama (most of the time) and I typically find them to be a lot easier to talk to. Plus, they're extremely helpful when it comes to boy problems because they can offer a male perspective.

I love my guy friends, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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