Can Guy and Girl Can Really be Just Friend?

Ever had a guy best friend? Someone you look up to like an older brother, a guy you trust implicitly and who performs the duties of seemingly perfect man? If you do, then this article is for you. But first, if you are currently reading this article beside your “boyfriend”, then I suggest you do this real quick, before he has a chance to defend himself: punch him. Why? Because he stuck you in the middle of the Girl-Friend Zone, the most subtly insulting classification of girls a guy could ever invent.

Who’s that girl?
The who? Yup, the Girl-Friend, an indispensable social Swiss knife of sorts, who confirms, denies, affirms, or boosts a guy’s image, according to his own particular set of needs. She is not to be confused with the one word Girlfriend, whom Dictionary.com succinctly describes as a favored female companion or sweetheart.
Simply said, the Girlfriend is the one for whom you make elaborate and romantic plan with. The Girl-Friend is the one you bring when the “Girlfriend” isn’t available or you’re too lazy to make any plans. First, let’s discuss motivation. Why does a guy become friends with a girl? He can’t possibly invite her to indulge in great masculine past time of girl watching or interest her with an analysis of the female anatomy. So why would any guy become friends with a girl? From a guy point of view, only one reason make sense: Because guys think they can get something extra. And, no, I’m not referring to the physical stuff. It’s usually with the social stuff that Girl-Friend becomes indispensable.

Types of Girl-Friends

• For all occasions girl-friend – She’s the girl whom guys take to their cousin’s wedding because everyone else has a date. And no guy wants to be “that guy without a date.”

• Trophy girl-friend – If a guy’s fortunate enough to have a Trophy Girl-Friend who’s a part-time model, actress, or campus hottie, then chances are he’s on the lookout for any excuse at all to bring her along and show her off to his envious friends.

• Mom girl-friend – Yup, she’s the type of girl guys talk to when they want to whine about their studies, the coach of the basketball team, the girl who dumped them etc… Basically, what they’re looking for is a female to comfort them and make them feel better about themselves.

• Buddy girl friend – Is the kind of girl guys conveniently forget is a girl. This usually happens when they share interests that are not gender specific or skewed towards males. So if you’re a girl who knows mark Madsen on sight and can fix every one else’s car, chances are you just became everyone’s “Buddie.”

• Pseudo-girl-friend – This is the girl guys can hold hands with in public and talk until 5 a.m. about inanities. Except, in this case, she isn’t the Girlfriend. She’s just a stand-in, a mannequin, guys practice on while waiting for the Girlfriend.

• The one – very special classification of a “Girl-Friend”. The guys would actually want her to be their Girlfriend except that either: A. She’s committed; B. guy doesn’t live up to her standards, or C. she has way too many walls up so guys have to infiltrate her defenses first. Of course, that course of action is tantamount of treachery, otherwise known as “bantay-salakay” (guard then attack when the boyfriend is away) method. Some girls are offended by this method while others are just fine. I guess it depends on how handsome the guy is.