I'm about to get real basic on you and say I've only ever had guy friends. I wish sometimes that this was not the truth but it is, they are just so much easier to get along with. There is no drama, no fighting and more importantly no competition. You never have to worry about having feelings for the same guy, there is never a fight over bathroom time and they are a nice buffer when you feel like texting your crush 47 times but they steer you away from the decision.
When I arrived at college, the decision to have guy friends was only amplified until I eventually moved in with my best guy friend. I would ultimately say this decision impacted my life in unspeakable ways, because you don't realize what having friends of the opposite gender can do for you. His friends became my friends and it was like one big support system, equally on both sides. I learned so many things from having a close knit group of guy friends, one being that I definitely am messier than them, hands down. But I wanted to say thanks, thanks to my guy friends.
Thank you for showing me not every guy is a complete asshole. I was unsure if the entire male population was missing some brain cells, but you made me think otherwise. Although you had your fair share of transitioning girls in and out of your bedroom, at the end of the day I know you respected them (mostly)- and that gave me hope. It gave me hope there are good guys out there and one day I'll find one that respects me.
Thank you for always having my back. Regardless if it was the time I saw the girl I hated walking to class and you served as the buffer between me pushing her in front of a car, or the time I saw my ex with his new girl out and you handed me more tequila, I know at the end of the day you had my back. I might've made bad decisions and made you question my intelligence occasionally, but when it came down to making me feel better about myself you always rose to the occasion (this can be easily confused as being so mean to me that I had to think you were kidding). On the other hand, when I needed to be shit on you never stepped away from the challenge, always letting me know exactly whats on your mind.
Thank you for never letting me think I wasn't wrong. This is the biggest problem with having all girl friends, they are always there to make you feel better about yourself. And don't get me wrong, everyone needs this, a boost of confidence. But thank you for telling me when I was wrong, crazy, or a mixture of the two. Your blatant honesty was the reason I got through a lot of what I did, and everyone needs that sounding board in their life- so thanks for being mine.
And thank you for being you. Its hard to wrap your mind around the concept of having a guy friend who is exactly that, a platonic guy friend, but it's possible and when it's done it's great. Thanks for never letting me drink alone, and for never getting too mad when I used all the toilet paper. Thanks for informing your girlfriends I was just your best friend and I was here to stay, and for making your love interests some of my best friends. I think besides getting the college experience, if you do anything you need to invest in some guy friends. Some friends that let you hang "like one of the guys" and respect you. You can thank me later- because at the end of the day, bros before hoes amiright??
