What's wrong with having guy friends?

[Seeking Happiness]

I'm a girl and a lot of my friends are guys. A lot of other people come up to me and say, "Oh do you like them? You two should date! When are you getting married?" It really annoys me because the reason why I hang out with those guys and feel attracted to them is because they are funny and nice to me. I don't like them in any way at all, I am just happy to have them around.
I hang out with them often and always talk with them online and stuff. Others think that I like them, but that's not the case... Why does everyone assume that? I just have a good connection with them because I've been chilling with them for such a long time and they\re cool and friendly people.
So yeah I really wanna know why people jump to conclusion like that... -.-

[PSY]

I don't know how old you are, but younger people tend to have a more difficult time establishing boundaries in friendships than adults do. Your friends may assume there's "more" going on if you're hanging out with certain guy friends on a frequent basis. Your friends may also be speaking from personal experiences, where they found it difficult to establish boundaries with their opposite sex friends.

I would keep reassuring your friends that there's nothing romantic going on between you and your guy friends. As your friends grow older and gain more life experience, they'll realize it's perfectly possible to have close opposite sex friends without becoming attracted to them romantically. It's something you can explain until you're blue in the face... but until they actually experience that sort of friendship, they won't understand and may continue to express disbelief.

[Seeking Happiness]

Originally Posted by PSY

I don't know how old you are, but younger people tend to have a more difficult time establishing boundaries in friendships than adults do. Your friends may assume there's "more" going on if you're hanging out with certain guy friends on a frequent basis. Your friends may also be speaking from personal experiences, where they found it difficult to establish boundaries with their opposite sex friends.

I would keep reassuring your friends that there's nothing romantic going on between you and your guy friends. As your friends grow older and gain more life experience, they'll realize it's perfectly possible to have close opposite sex friends without becoming attracted to them romantically. It's something you can explain until you're blue in the face... but until they actually experience that sort of friendship, they won't understand and may continue to express disbelief.

yeah i'm 16, haha
and thank you

[blumemusik♫]

Yeah they just all sound a bit immature to be honest :') I have a couple of close-ish guy friends, and honestly, I'd love to spend more time with them because I get on better with them than most girls haha :') But yeah, there's nothing WRONG with having guy friends, just sometimes it might get a bit of attention from people who don't understand that.

[craz33me]

I have the same problem, I have a bunch of guy friends.
Honestly, I think they're just jealous cause they don't have any. lol

[Seeking Happiness]

Originally Posted by asthenophobia.

Yeah they just all sound a bit immature to be honest :') I have a couple of close-ish guy friends, and honestly, I'd love to spend more time with them because I get on better with them than most girls haha :') But yeah, there's nothing WRONG with having guy friends, just sometimes it might get a bit of attention from people who don't understand that.

I get along with them and connect with them much much much better than with girls! And you're right, they are pretty immature haaha

Originally Posted by craz33me

I have the same problem, I have a bunch of guy friends.
Honestly, I think they're just jealous cause they don't have any. lol

That may be the reason... :P

[Rose-Lawliet]

Next time anyone asks, just say to them "What's the problem with having normal guy friends? If someone's not a girl, then they're a guy."
(unless some rare cases lmao)