I don't know if this would be as big as a "hit" as the previous girl-next-door post.
Iba kasi ang tama pag first time eh..similar to movies which have parts I, II and III (or even IV :P). Nonetheless, I give you boy-next-door.
It's pretty much the same with girl-next-door.
It's just edited so walang originality hahaha :D
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He's they guy you can call up, text or IM to anytime and you end up talking to about anything that comes to mind. He's the person who listens to your weird and wacky ideas which your gal pals usually frown or raise their eyebrows upon hearing. He puts up with your stupid, mababaw, crazy or even mushy realizations about life, and even though he may not always agree, he gives you more perspective and lets you in to his deeper and more serious side. You'd still chat a lot about the simplest and out-of-this-world things even though both of you have papers due the next morning.
He's the first person you think of texting everytime you're bored or even if you're not and you just want someone to talk to. The guy that you're comfortable with just chilling at each other's house, either playing video games or having movie marathons with. He's the guy who can come up to your room and no one in the world would think any kind of malice towards it. The one who you can sleep together with, literally, without any of your parents breaking into panic. And, NO, he isn't gay. (hahaha!)
He's the person you bring to any type of party there is. Your friends, most of the time, expect that he's your date but when he isn't, it's no big deal. He keeps you company, makes you feel pampered (when you need it) and treats you like a lady if and when he needs to (kahit pakitang tao man lang, hahaha!). Pag may humihirit, it's either you both brush it off and smile or laugh at yourselves when you get to talk about it afterwards. He's the guy who makes you use his jacket when it's cold, without the gesture meaning anything else other than the fact that it's just cold.
He's your "cover guy" and he's always game everytime he needs to be one. He's the one you bring along to show off so that other guys would think you were taken, and if and when that ex of yours suddenly pops out of nowhere. He's the one who can hold your hand, play around with your hair, let you rest on his shoulder and act really sweet towards you just because he wants to be and nothing more. All of that can happen without either of you thinking that those things mean anything more than that. The catch for all the sweetness, however, is that he could also be brutally frank and tell you all the mean things in the world he wants to say at dahil gusto niya lang mang-asar. And when you become fed up at napipikon ka na..he'll either say sorry and make lambing OR continue torturing you till kingdom come. (hahaha!)
Your family knows and absolutely loves him. Your parents ask about him a lot and how he's been doing, especially when it's been a while since you guys last hung out. He's invited to every family affair there is and it's been that way ever since you can remember.
He's the guy who tells you everything.. from "Grabe, *insert girl's name* is so hot..." to "P*tang ina talaga yung nangyari kanina. !@&#*!&!@*!!?" and EVERYTHING else in between. He makes you listen without judgment...and know the right time when to laugh like there's no tomorrow or be serious as hell as you can be. He lets you in to his pa-gwapo side, his gago-ako-today side, his shut-up-and-leave-me-alone side and even his manyak side.
After all his ranting, however, he stops and asks what you think. He lets you share your side of the story and you open up to him. He patiently listens like a kuya while teases every so often like a kid brother. With him, you know that things are kept safe between only the both of you and he keeps his word true. You can even tell him how many times you and your crush saw each other that day and how kilig you are..he'll say you're pathetic and just laugh at you without you getting offended.
Sure, you have other guy friends but he's the guy you have this kind of "connection" with..not romantic at all but when it's about you or for you, he's there and he gives a lot of effort without any of you even realizing it. He's the guy you can go out with anytime and share ANY type of drink ...from your favorite latte to all out tequila shots (hahaha!). He tells you that he misses you without that weird and ilang factor. You know he cares for you and respects you greatly and he shows it too. It's because he loves you in a kind of way nobody, not even him, can explain.
You sometimes hear people tell you that you guys look good together as a couple but just trying to think about it gives you the creeps (hahaha!) and you kinda sense that he feels the same, but not in a bad way. He's the best candidate you have for the guy-best-friend or boyfriend role, and yet he never really is any of that. He's simply there. Ever ready to listen and be there for you without needing or demanding anything else in return.
Either you’ve found one true friend or you’ve found someone who loves you in ways you never expected. The boy-next-door will always put you and your happiness first and foremost. He will stay because he wants you to be a part of his life. You are special and close to his heart for reasons both of you will never understand.
For as long as he wants to be, and for as long as neither of you realize it, he will remain the “boy-next-door.”
My cousin and my tita have this sort of long-running discussion regarding guy-girl close friendships. Both of them believe that it's impossible to maintain such a status because one of them (or maybe even BOTH) would eventually fall for the other. I on the other hand, believe that it IS possible. It's actually my semi-experiment to find a really, really, really close guy and girl friendship that will never be more than just that. Hmmm...and that is one of the reasons why maybe... =)
Anyway, a good friend of mine actually made this as their group's thesis topic (sort of like a guy and girl best friendship thing or something close to that :P) and look at how he (I mean THEY) turned out to be (hehehe! peace!! :D).
So to cut this one short (yeah right!) here's something I got from another person's multiply (thanks!) :) which she, in turn, got from another person, hahaha :P It supports my side that yep, it's very much possible to be just really great friends.. :)
(or maybe it's better to stick with the universal answer...IT DEPENDS.. :P hahahaha!)
READ UP guys and gals :)
for those of you who can relate, well...good for you ;) hahaha!
--> isabel :P
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They say that a guy and a girl can’t be “just friends” because eventually, one will fall for the other. They do, however, end up as “just friends” after the “fallen” has realized that he/she can be nothing more to the “fallen for.” So I guess falling for a friend is inevitable. If you like spending time with that person and have grown fond of them, then that may be enough grounds for something “more…”
GIRL-NEXT-DOOR
She’s the person you can call in the middle of night and end up talking to up until the wee hours of the dawn (hmmm..). The person who listens to your feminine side because crying to your kabarkadas can be a bit embarrassing. Or the one who puts up with your stupid, mababaw and crazy realizations of life and actually, agree with you sometimes. The one who chats with you while you work on a paper, just so you have company.
She’s the person you text when you when you’re bored (hahaha, may kilala akong ganito dati ah :P). The girl that you’re comfortable with just chilling on your couch and playing video games. The girl who can come up to your room and no one in your family or even, in your social circle, would think any kind of malice towards. The one who you can sleep together with, literally.
She’s the person you bring to a party where you know most of the people invited are coupled up. She keeps you company, makes you look good, feeds your ego and actually, nakiki-ride occasionally when a hirit is made. And despite being her date, you don’t have the responsibility of carrying her bag, opening the door, pulling out her seat and accompanying her to the washroom. She simply is there to save you from being OP and the perils of unlimited PDA from everyone else.
She’s the one you use as a cover up to shun away girls that like you but you don’t like back. The one you bring along to show off so that other girls would think you were taken. Or used as a cover-up when there would be a probability that you’d see your ex. She’s the one who would let you hold her hand and act all gentlemanly and sweet for whatever kind of reasons you might have. And yet, in the end, never have a second thought in her mind that it could’ve meant something more. --> :D
She’s the person your whole family knows. And your mom actually asks about her and how she’s been doing. The girl that your mom looks for when it’s been a while since you’ve hung out. The one who’s invited to family reunions or parties, just because your family loves her personality and company. The one you can bring to a wedding or Christmas party, where everyone is blood-related to you except for her.
She’s the person you can tell everything; from your bad habits to your dreams. From anything disgusting (hahaha!), like describing how your bone popped out to everything inspiring like your theories about life and poetry. The one you can tell your laits and curses for the people you abhor. And even your escapades and prospects. She listens to you and sets aside her feminine side and holds no barrier, just friendship. You can tell her your 1-10 ranking of chicks and your devious plans for their pursuit (right on! hahaha!). And can I mention how she handles your sexytime stories? (bwahahaha! :P) Yes, she’s that kind of girl too. >> =)
You’re the only guy she could have this kind of patience, understanding, sympathy, dedication and care for. She may have other guy friends but she gives you this unconscious effort that neither you or her realize. She can miss you and actually say it to you. And you know well enough that she cares for you greatly. She loves you in this sort of way that enables her to do all of this. >> *:D*
And although people often tell you na dapat siya na lang patulan mo, the thought or image of it never came to mind. “Parang it’s weird kasi…” She can be your bestfriend or girlfriend and yet, more often, she’s actually niether. She’s simply just there… Ever ready to listen and be there for you without asking for anything else in return.
Either you’ve found one true friend or you’ve found someone who loves you in ways you never expected. Just like the boy-next-door, she will always put you and your happiness first and foremost. She will stay because she wants you to be a part of her life, kahit bilang kaibigan lang. You are dear to her heart for reasons both of you will never understand. And for as long as she wants, and for as long as you don’t realize it, she will remain the “girl-next-door.”
