When movies show what best friends should look like, the all too familiar images of girls gossiping at sleepovers or a group of guys on a sports field are provided to the audience. If a movie introduces a friendship between two genders, it almost always ends in a choreographed sex scene or a kiss in the rain. Fortunately, life is not a movie. Having a best friend of the opposite gender is amazing, but it comes with caveats that same-sex friendships don't. Below are the seven things that every girl with a platonic male soul mate knows.

1. People constantly ask if you're dating

2. Your best friend will be overprotective of you when you talk to guys romantically

When your new romantic interests and your best friend meet, you know to leave them alone so your best friend can get the interrogation out of his system. Your best friend knows the male minute and is automatically suspicious of men trying to get in your pants. This translates to tense stare downs between the men in your life.

3. You know too much about your BFF's sex life

You know about every fumbling hand and awkward silence that happens in your best friends bedroom. It's gross. You listen because you want to support him. Not because your curious. No way. Just kidding, its interesting in the way that car crashes are interesting.

4. You get a front row seat to the male psyche everyday

It's fascinating.

5. If someone hurts your best friend, you turn into a mama bear

No matter how big or old they get, they will always bee your baby. And you are willing to fight anyone/ anything that hurts your baby.

6. Your parents are confused and think that you are secretly in love

They think of your best friend as their future son-in-law and dote on him accordingly. It's gross and misguided. He won't be the father of my children, he'll be the godfather. Your parents always look more than a little disappointed by this when you remind them.

7. He does not feed into your drama

Your male best friend could not care less about the fact that a girl wore the same dress as you to prom or beat you out for the best grade in the class. He has the inmate ability to stare blankly at you while you rant until you realize that your are being ridiculous and petty.

8. You are each others wing woman/man

You make each other look good in front of your friends and reap the benefits that each others hot friends bring.

9. You know that they will always be in your life

No matter what dumb stuff they do, you will never be able to get rid of each other. This is a matching tattoo kind of friendship. If your relationship was represented by a tattoo, it would probably be a butterfly tramp stamp.

10. No matter how much he makes fun of you, you know it's all love

He might call you ugly and dumb as nicknames, but he treats you better than anyone could ever imagine. Its a nurturing and loving relationship shrouded with a facade of disdain.

11. People ask if you're SURE you aren't dating

*BURP*