10 reasons why every girl needs a guy bud:
1. Reality radar.
Lets be honest. Sometimes your gal pals arent straight with you. Even if they think your new red lipstick could land you a part in Bride of Chucky, or the brownies you baked for your boyfriends birthday bite, they may not tell you. Thats because theyd rather avoid hurting your feelings then save you from a say anything moment. A guy bud, on the other hand, has no such problem breaking the bad news. We call em as we see em. So go ahead ask them if you have Dorito breath. Just dont ask them if you look bloated. They wont go there.
2. The crash dummy.
You can practice your flirting skills! Boy buds are perfectly happy to stand in as boyfriend stunt double. Think of it as football season. Every time you flirt with a guy bud, your actually trying out for the regular season, when youll be making the moves on the boy youre really after-and hopefully scoring a touchdown.
3. Sneak boyfriend previews.
Hang around guys long enough, and youll get a firsthand look at the burping/swearing/ breast-obsessed/ farting side of them. How you ask is that a good thing? Well, it will prepare you for a real boyfriend. Since your trusty guy bud already gave you a sneak preview , you wont feel compelled to run for your life.
4. Fashion freebies.
Do you lust over your guy pals oversized sweat- shirt. Borrow one, borrow all then when he starts gripping about his missing clothes tell him youll give them back to him the next time. Then repeat the procedure the next time, over and over, for 5 years or so. Admit it, guys are easily confused.
5. The dork dis.
Your at a party, some weasels putting the moves on you, and your trapped. He steps in and pretends hes more with you then he really is. Maybe he rubs your back or pulls you close in a slow dance. The potential stalker backs off. Beautiful thing.
6. Insta-dates.
A guy bud is like an emergency fire extinguisher. You have no commitment, no-risk companion for every school dance. Bonus: you dont have to worry about the smooching policy when you say good-bye.
7. Rep protection.
Lets say some evil boy is spreading a rumor about you. Your personal rumor policemen can squash it in a heartbeat. Nothing shuts up a lying louse faster then another guy telling him hes full of crap and adding something like Hey, shes my friend! Not only would she not hook up with you in a million years, she doesnt even like whipped cream.
8. Relation Tips
If listening to a guy buds dating gripes doesnt give you insight into the way the boy brain works, I dont know what will. Plus it gives you a chance to act like the mature person in a friendship, just incase one of your friends gives you that googly-eyes look. Because your way more grown up then they are.
9. Cutie connections
This may seem pretty slimy, but it actually happens all the time: If your crushing on a guy, you can get one step closer to him if you make friends with his best bud. Of course, it would be totally wrong to use the guy friend if you cant stand him, but if he fun to hang with and he just happens to be buddies with a Brad Pitt clone, well Im not going to stop you.
10. Care free cuddles
If youre this close to your guy friend and you have some sort of anti hookup contract, you can hang together and do the snuggling, massaging, back scratching thing. Done right you can score benefits of a g/f b/f switch without the headaches or heartaches. Its rare for a guy and girl to pull this off without someone getting confused. So proceed with caution.
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