The top 5 reasons why girl-guy friendships just work...
1.You’re always each other’s wingman (or wingwoman). Any time one of you needs help mustering up the courage to talk to that girl or guy standing on the other side of the party, or across from you at the bar, the other is there ready to provide you with a witty pick-up line and will do whatever they can to make your potential love interest notice you.
2.Your girl or guy BFF will always give you a different perspective. When your best friend is of the opposite sex, they can offer you advice and opinions from a different point of view than someone of the same sex would. They can also shed light on the thought process and feelings of what other guys or girls may go through because they are one.
3.You’re comfortable letting out your inner guy (or girl). When girls are with other girls and guys with other guys, they may feel pressured to do things that are socially constructed to their gender; for example, guys going to the gym together, or girls going shopping. But when you’re hanging with your girl or guy bestie, you know you can embrace your inner dude or dudette free of judgment. A girl can go to the gym and lift with her guy BFF, and a guy can go get a manicure with his girl bestie.
4.You always screen each other’s potential love interests before either of you seriously commits. When either of you starts dating someone new, it’s an unspoken rule that your girl or guy BFF must fully approve before things can get serious. Aside from your family, your girl or guy bestie is one of the most important people in your life, and as a result, you are probably together more than you’re apart. Therefore, whoever either of you starts to date needs to like your bestie and vice-versa, because you will all be inevitably spending time together.
5.You can have a strong, emotional relationship with someone of the opposite sex without the pressures of sex and romance. It is extremely liberating to be able to have a real emotional connection with someone of the opposite sex and not have to worry about dating or sleeping with them. My best friend is a guy and knowing that the love and support I get from him on a daily basis is completely genuine and free of any sexual or romantic motives is an amazing feeling.