Friday, February 03, 2006

014 Best times, Best friends

As I look back upon my 21 years of life, it struck me that the happiest times I spent and the best friends I made were all in secondary school. I wondered why... Was it because it was my formative years and those friends around me saw me grow and helped shape me into who I am? I guess that played a large part. However, I am tempted to ask, maybe it was the lack of female distractions. Guy to guy talking always had an ease to it. I always felt more comfortable talking among guys. Then in JC and beyond, girls came into the picture. I used to think platonic friendships were easy. Guys and girls can't be that different, can they? WRONG!!! Guys and girls are simply wired differently. We have different priorities and see different things. When guys see girls or girls see guys, there are just so many things that are not said or done. Guys may not say what they really mean or try to act cool in front of girls. I am not sure what girls do but I'm sure they are different from when they are just a bunch of girls. Perhaps Life can never go back to what it used to be before girls came into the picture. Oh well... We just have to accept what comes along. I have to learn to adapt to life with species of the opposing sex, if not I would have to find a mountain to live on my own. hahahaha...

Royston
Best friends are made when there are no distractions of girls

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

the opposite gender could be your best friends too...

RAPIER said...

Can a man and a woman truly be platonic friends?

Royston Tan said...

I do feel guys and gals can be best friends. However, between guys it is much less complicated. When it is between a guy and a gal, there are just many more complications and restrictions

Raynne said...

hi royston, just happen to come by your blog.. found it interesting cos mine used to have the same template before i changed it.
anyway... with regards to whether guys and gals can truly be best friends, perhaps it's an issue of finding distinction between being lovers and best friends, and being both at the same time.

-peishan's friend

Raynne said...

oh man! this is sooo cool! haha i love your template =)

Raynne said...

oh man! this is So cool >_< i love your new template =)

Raynne said...

oh dear haha sorry there was a little mistake just now... got disconnected so didn't know it actually got thru.
ok think i better stop this posting or else i'll spoil your nice blog >.<
heh don't worry this shall be my last "comment" for this..
pls forgive me =p

Royston Tan said...

Don't worry about it. Thanks for looking through my blog and commenting on it.
Finding that distinction between lovers and friends is the tough part and I'm not sure it is entirely possible.
I remember this song titled "Follow me", there was this line I remembered very vividly.
"Finding the line between lovers and friends, we'll be twisting ourselves again..."
I feel that that line is very true in many male female best friends relationships

Anonymous said...

if you believe, reality is yours to create =)