There's a few different types of friends in every girl’s ‘squad’. There's the brutally honest friend, the funny friend, the cuddly friend, the mom friend, the super smart friend, the list could go on and on. I'm a firm believer, however, that one of the most under-appreciated kinds of friends in every squad is the guy friend.

Ever since I was little I've had guy friends, and I believe it's made my life so much more fun. My 8th grade hockey team was all guys, which lead to the greatest team name I've ever had (Lexi and the 7 Dwarves, there were 7 guys on the team) and the most educational season. Even now, my core group of friends is vastly outnumbered by guys, and I've known a good chunk of them since middle school.

I'm extremely lucky, of the guys who make up my friends, the ones I consider my best friends have no problem being such close friends with a girl, specifically, a brash, makeup obsessed, emotional girl. They've dealt with all of it. I've educated one of them on what exactly a Kylie ‘Lip Kit’ actually does, they know how much girl specific products actually cost (and they were appalled to learn that a quality bra costs $60), and they know how to be good friends. All of the girls will drop anything and everything if one of us is having relationship problems, but sometimes the best cure is sitting at lunch with one of the guys and listen to him call the ex a whole list of expletives.

People who are afraid of being friends with the opposite gender are thankfully on the decline, because there is something really great about having another viewpoint to see. If I'm ever panicking about what to text a guy, I know one of my best friends will be there to help, regardless of gender. I know I'm extremely lucky to have such great guys in my life, after all, who else can go out to lunch with, and not be phased when they drop a burrito on the floor, and continue to eat it? Simply put, I'm very thankful for having such a great group of guys, and I wouldn't trade them for anything.