To my guy best friends, I would like to say thank you. Although I may never fully be able to show you the gratitude I have for not only our friendship but you in general, I hope to at least show you it in some way or another. The friendships I have shared with you have effected my life more than I can ever say. I cannot imagine not having you in my life and how different things would be if you were not around. You are one of the greatest blessings to ever come into my life. You will never truly know or understand just how much our friendship has meant to me and how thankful I am to have you in my life. I know when we are together that I will always have a smile on my face and your ability to make me laugh always amazes me. Our little adventures are what I can always look forward to and when we are together things are just simple. We may have our fights every now and then but at the end of the day, I know that you will always have my back and I will always have yours. You always do your best to protect me and make sure that I am happy even if my problems do not regard you, you still try to do you best to help.

I have never met anyone who I have connected with like I have with you. It feels as if we have known each other for my entire life and at times it feels like you are my brother because of how you treat me. To me, the importance of my friendship is not based on who I have known the longest but based on who has been there for me, and time and time again you guys have been. I have never met someone, especially a guy, who has done so much for me and who has been there for me as much as you guys have. Thank you for always being there for me. I know at times I may put up a guard but please know that I am only doing it because I am not used to being cared for and treated in the kind ways that you have. You have treated me better than I could have ever imagined and have shown me that there are still really great guys in this world.

For girls, a friendship with a guy is so much different than the friendships with her girlfriends. There is never a feeling of needing to compete with you like I have felt with friendships in the past with girls, and the cattiness is not present either. I am not saying that I don't value my female friendships, but through our friendship, I have truly been able to realize the importance of friendship and have been able to look at things from a new point of view. With you it is when I feel like I can truly be myself and that you will accept me for who I am, not façade is ever needed. People sometimes judge a girl for her friendships with her guy best friends, especially if she has been blessed with more than one guy best friend, just as I have been. It is assumed that there has or will be a physical element but I have come to realize that it is not needed and a true friendship with someone of the opposite sex can show you a different way of seeing the world and how I handle situations that I face on a daily basis.

We may not see each other all the time but when we do it is always a special time and I often think back to those memories we have shared together. Our memories remind me how special our friendships are and that they are each unique in their own way. You have taught me to see myself in a more positive light and that there is great potential in myself. You have taught me to stand up for myself and to not let anyone ever take advantage of me, even if cutting them our of my life would hurt. You have taught me that life cannot always be sugarcoated and that sometimes we must be blunt and hear things that might hurt in order to live our lives the best way we can. You have taught me that not everyone will look out for you and that sometimes the only person you can 100% depend on is yourself but that you must also learn to trust others and that not everyone's intentions are bad. You have taught me that life is beautiful, especially with amazing people to share it with.

You have helped to show me my expectations in guys without being romantically involved personally. I have learned that I must keep my standards high because I should not settle for someone who does not treat me properly. You have shown me the qualities that every guy should possess and that chivalry still exists. Every girl worries that at one point one of the two will develop feelings for the other but throughout our friendship, I have never felt pressured to be anything more than friends and I always know that our friendship is one main concern and nothing would ruin it. Our friendships may face challenges in the future but I know deep down in my heart that the kindness and compassion we have for each other will outweigh any negative circumstances we may face.

I know that one day you will find someone and you will treat them better than anyone ever has. You will show them just as much love and care (if not more) that you have shown me over all this time. You will treat them like they are the only person that you can see and you will always make sure that they know that they are loved. They will be the luckiest person alive to be able to call you their boyfriend. I just hope that they realize how special that you are and appreciate the amazing, kind, and wonderful person that you are. I hope they realize what they have in front of them and do not look for better because that will not be possible for them to find. I hope they do not ever break your heart because you only deserve the best in life and I hope one day you can find someone who brings you that. I hope they bring you the greatest happiness that you can ever find in life and I hope mostly that they know that falling in love with my best friend will be the greatest thing that will ever happen in their life because they will always be happy with you just as I always was and always will be.