Yes, guys and girls can be friends!
Guys and girls can totally be friends! But like in any relationship—romantic or friendly—the key to making sure everyone is on the same page is good communication.
To remember
👉 For friendship to work, it's essential to talk openly and honestly.
👉 You have to be ready to accept that friendship can evolve over time, whether through the development of romantic feelings or other life events.
Regardless of sexual orientation, friendship between a guy and a girl is certainly possible (yes, even if both are heterosexual!). For it to work, the situation must be very clear for both people involved.
It can also help to ask yourself why you want to be friends with this person. What do you like about this person? Do you feel you can trust them? What kind of friendship do you want to have with them?
Pretending to want to be friends with someone for a purpose other than friendship (e.g., trying to seduce them, having intimate relations with them, using them to get closer to their other friend, etc.) is not very healthy and could hurt the person. It is always better to be honest about our true feelings to avoid conflictual situations...
So, how does a healthy guy-girl friendship develop?
The basis of friendship is having common interests, trusting each other, offering support, and having fun together. All these things are possible between a girl and a boy.
However, one shouldn't be naive either: the situation can change. For example, one of you might fall in love with the other, start to feel desire for the other, or get a boyfriend or girlfriend on their own. These events, and many others, can change the context of a guy-girl friendship.
Therefore, it's important to be honest from the start and re-evaluate the situation from time to time. That way, you'll be sure to always be on the same page, so that no one gets hurt in the relationship.
And friendship between two people of the same sex who are not straight?
It's the same principle! Whether you're attracted to guys, girls, or both, you simply need to know how to distinguish friendship from love or desire and maintain transparent communication about your intentions.
Even if you can develop feelings or feel desire for someone of the same sex as you (or of any gender identity), it doesn't mean you love EVERY person. Sometimes it clicks romantically, sometimes it clicks platonically, and it will never go further, and that's perfectly fine!
