The other day,I went and visited a old friend from when I was in High School. She lived just down the road from me back then and we rode the schoolbus together daily. We became good friends, then best friends and spent alot of time on the phone like the teens we were. I call this the "Dawson's Creek" syndrom..lol It had its ups and downs. We couldnt play football or wrestle together for obvious reasons. But when I needed a date for Homecoming or whatever, she was always glad to help me out. I never had any problems from her boyfriends that I knew of. And fortunately, she married one of my buddies that I grew up with, so he is real comfortable with us hanging out.
As we ate lunch, we gabbed about everything that has happened in the last five years I lived in Alabama. She has two kids and a house, a great job and a bright future. But in reality, she has changed very little and Im glad of it. As the afternoon slipped on, I became more nastalgic and really appreciated her. I know it is unusual to be that close to somebody of the opposite sex without being "close". My father to this day swore we had more goin on than that and thought we would marry one day..lol But anyhow, have any of you ever experienced the "Dawson Creek" syndrom?, if so..what kinda obstacles did ya face and are ya still close today?....lemme know


Lord Jay

I have more of the 90210 with my friend Grace. :lol:

My best friend in the entire universe is a guy. I'm incredibly lucky to have him! :D :yesnod: We can (and DO! :lol: ) talk about anything and everything! :D Plus I get the male perspective on just about EVERYTHING! :lol:

I've always gotten along better with guys for some reason. I guess I never fell in with the "catty girl" attitude. I can't stand prissy females! Guys are usually straight up, don't pull any punches, and say what they mean. Although my best friend says I'm too trusting (naive) & men, for the most part are stupid. (Except HIM, of course! ;) :* )

8 times out of 10, I have pretty good luck in a "friends only" relationship with a guy. There have been a few that couldn't quite grasp the concept, but over-all I've done alright. :thumb:

WOW! Thats amazing, Jay! I don't live near any of my childhood friends :( I have a real close guy friend that worked with me for 8 years that just moved away :( Far far away... we were super close and went everywhere together... Joe rarely had a problem with it.. about 4 years into our friendship, Joe became best buds with him, too.. so Paul and I were not as close for some reason... guess he felt like if he was good friends with Joe, he felt awkward doing all the things we used to do together without feeling guilty..

Anyway... I think its awesome that you guys got back together! :thumb:

You mean I actually got to log on here and post???? LOL..great! I have several wonderful male friends of the opposite sex.

Roger.. a great male friend since we were in the 8th grade..so that's around what...(adding it up in my head..23 yrs out of high school...4 yrs of high school..8th grade..) Wow! 27 yrs? mabye? He lives in Mississippi with his wife and kids and we talk on the computer all of the time.

David...Met him about the same time as Roger.....He used to be a male model in Texas..nothing ever happened with him because..well, to put it briefly..he..lets just say..he shares his life with his friend "Mark" Which I have no problem with at all. :)

My friend Mitch...we have been friends/lovers/enemies/ and now friends again for about 24 yrs.

My xchange friend Anthony... we have never met but feel as though we have known each other for a lifetime. I wuv the man!


...........last but certainly not least....my husband Joe. Even though we are having problems right now..we are friends.

Growing up my best friend was a guy. We used to play Barbie's together. Now all grown up..he is gay now..:lol: Who knew?! :rolleyes:

Now, I have no friends. :lol:

Most of my closest friends have been guys & we never had any real problems. However, my current best male friend has been acting really weird the past few months & I don't know what's gonna happen :confused:

I have had a lot of guy friends but I cant say any of them were best friends. They have been my most loyal friends though.

I havent spoke to my best friend for a few years now, on account of a crazy E-X Girlfriend.
I have a Lady in my life now who is running a close race (for Best Friend) right now. But she needs to be able to fart in front of me to earn the spot!!!

I havent spoke to my best friend for a few years now, on account of a crazy E-X Girlfriend.
I have a Lady in my life now who is running a close race (for Best Friend) right now. But she needs to be able to fart in front of me to earn the spot!!!


OMG!!!!! I can't believe you :laugh:

Lisa you should do this with him http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_1_103.gif

:laugh: Well, I know my best friend NOW is a guy... and not because of farting techniques. :p :rolleyes:

One of my best friends is a woman I grew up with through High School and we are still friends...I dont get to see her as much since she has goe to mediacl school but I know she is still a good friend.

My best friend ever is actually a guy, named Jason. We've been great friends since 9th grade, but I don't like him in that way. He's been there for me all through high school as well as the last year.

I've had good friends who have been guys, but I never considered them "best" friends. Right now, I know right now, I consider one certain guy in my life a really good friend. I starting to feel very comfortable sharing my feelings about this with him, and hopefully it'll keep growing. I think people should have friends from the opposite sex, because they can give you advice on different things you don't feel comfortable talking to your loved one about.

I've always gotten along better with guys for some reason. I guess I never fell in with the "catty girl" attitude. I can't stand prissy females! Guys are usually straight up, don't pull any punches, and say what they mean. Although my best friend says I'm too trusting (naive) & men, for the most part are stupid. (Except HIM, of course! ;) :* )


Wow, I've always said the same thing, Kim. I have a few close girlfriends but the majority of my friends and the ones I feel closest to are guy's. I never felt any competition with them. And we could talk about anything! Plus getting the guy perspective on things made some of my relationships a lot easier to handle. :lol:

I don't get along with females the way I do males. Not that I don't LIKE women, but I cannot stand some of the bullshit that comes along with a lot of female friends. Jealousy, competition, gossip, back stabbing. I know not all women are like this but I have been burned soooo many times in the past I have a hard time trusting people now. All of my males friends on the other hand - I've never had a problem with.

I was best friends with a guy all throughout high school. He & I loved each other like a brother & sister would, I would have trusted him with my life. But, everything went sour after we got drunk one night & slept together. It was never the same after that. :( Not that we didn't enjoy it, but it left us with a lot of uncomfortable silences. I was so mad at myself for letting it happen, but it taught me a valuable lesson for the future.

All of my good friends are men mainly because I can't get along with women.

My ex hated when I talked to my guy friends. He always assumed that I was going to have sex with them... well he already thought I did.

It is perfectly normal to have friends of the opposite sex.

The majority of my friends are male. I have 4 close gal pals IRL ( pic is in album) and 1 online gal pal ( Punky).

But for some reason I have more fun with the guys ( and not in that way :p ) It's just that they are like brothers that I never had, and like PG said the don't plot against you or stab ya in the back. I never crossed the line between our friendships though. To me that would ruin everything.

Yea whatever.. you crossed the line :p

Just kidding!

Yea whatever.. you crossed the line :p

Just kidding!


Someone pushed me.http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/10/10_1_126.gif

My 2 closest friends IRL are guys. I think men are more tolerant and let things roll of their backs better than women do. They don't hold grudges and gossip like women do either. I think I might just be used to hanging around guys because I grew up with brothers and played with the boys in the neighborhood. I have a few women friends (including Mia!), which I think is necessary since there are just some things men wouldn't understand - and vice versa.

Best friends only if she is completely unattractive to me or if she's my girlfriend. Other than that, it's as acquaintances.

i have a good network of close girl friends, but my best friend right now in my life, and for the past few years, is a guy. our relationship goes like this:

dated for while
i broke it off
we still slept together
then we didn't talk for 6 months
we got drunk at a company party and became pals again
and now we're best friends

i could call him at 4am and he'd come right over. he helped me a lot last year when i went through a bad break-up. i'd be surprized if that shoulder of his every dries out all my tears.