Most everyone knows that when a group of girls get together, a good chunk of their initial conversation is catching up on the most recent developments in their love lives. They talk about the first dates gone wrong, the weird Tinder messages, and the cute boy from class or work that they just starting seeing. I love helping my friends with relationship advice and all that jazz, but one statement:

"He's just not my type"

Really gets me.

In my opinion, no one has a type. Here's why:

So let's say that out of all the guys I have dated, they are all the same type of person. Maybe they all play a certain sport, are all tall dark and handsome, or just have one outstanding quality that some would make them "my type." For many, I'm sure this sounds like a common theme. We all have that friend that loves athletes, rednecks, etc. But here's why you still probably don't have a type: none of those relationships work out, clearly.

It drives me nuts when girls turn down a guy because he's "not their type." It's one thing if you just don't like the kid or aren't attracted to him or something like that. But the very fact that all of your relationships with one "type" of guy have not worked out shows that maybe that "type" isn't your "type."

Out of all my relationships, almost relationships and crushes throughout my dating years, I can honestly say that no two of them are strikingly similar. This is because the only real requirement I have for me to like someone is an emotional connection and attraction, and I don't think that this should rest on an exclusive set of characteristics. Yes, it's true that having certain things in common like a love for Shakespeare or a mutual obsession with sports may facilitate this connection, but I would never automatically rule someone out just because they did not share a key common interest with me.

I hate when people say they have a type, because to me, it just seems shallow. One of my favorite things about a new relationship is learning new things about their particular, unique interests. It's a shame that some people might miss out on really great relationships because they don't seem like their "type" (aka the "type" of person they have repeatedly dated and broken up with).

So next time you find yourself in front of someone that you might not normally go to dinner with, let alone talk to, maybe think twice and give them a chance. Because more often than not, people end up with someone that is far from their predetermined "type," someone they would never expect to end up with and let's be honest, unexpected loves are the best kind.