I wouldn’t have made it through the last five years without the support of my best friends. So many unexpected events occurred. Things that, on my own, I wouldn’t have been able to conquer. With all the great advice and support, it was easy to get through. My girlfriends were always so helpful in figuring it all out, but the most important part, I think of it all was my guy friends.

Yes, girls can relate to each other easier and see your side of it all, but sometimes you need a guy to see the other side of it. You need to see a different viewpoint. Guys seem to take things less seriously, and they tend to not overthink the text too much or read too much into what your girlfriend meant when she didn’t tell you about something. Whether it is a fight with your boyfriend or your best friend, he is always there to call you out if you’re the irrational one in the situation or back you up when you need some moral or physical support.

The guys are the ones that are going to take a few punches for you. They are the ones that are going to have your back on when he is hanging with the boys. You’re going to know that no matter who he is with or what they are doing your name will be held up to what it deserves. Like a sister, he doesn’t want to hear anyone talk trash about you, true or untrue.

He will serve as your brother, your best friend, and your bodyguard, and make sure that any boy you hang out with knows that too. And when those boys hurt you, he is there to remind you that there is going to be some guy out there that deserves you, and that that one just wasn’t him. Having your best friend there helps you believe not all guys are the same.

As we get older and move on to other, better things, it’s nice to know that someone, even if they are hundreds of miles away, still has your back. You can threaten other guys with what your best friend would do if he found out about it. He can be the call at the end of the night to make sure you got home okay. When you go home he is going to be there to hear your stories and you’re there to hear his. You are there to make sure that he understands what a girl wants and to remind him how he should treat those other girls in his life.

Every guy needs a girl best friend as much as we girls need a guy best friend. We are both there to make sure that they know how they should be treated by others and to make sure they don’t treat others badly. They are there to keep both sides rational and know what a normal reaction to something is for them. Best friends of the opposite sex are there to make sure all of us know how to relate to one another and protect us along the way.