About a year ago, this one guy and I had realized that despite of the impending separation with us, we would still hang on with each other, grateful to have each other with the shortest period of time, and
Eventually, we both shared the journey of bestfriendship: laughters, tears, hardships, pity, success, love, fortune, etc. We were each other's back. May iba iba man kaming taong nakakasalamuha, may ibang kaibigan, at may iba pang makikilala at may kanya kanyang iniibig. Pero, sa kabila ng lahat at kahit anong mangyari, GBFs pa din kami. :)
Eventually, I feel blessed, rather than just lucky to have such kind of friend. He's one of a kind. Yet, with just a year, I've learned things, usual things, but it really did matter to me:
1. He’s a knight-in-shining armor (guaranteed)
Mine had protected me from all sorts: from the smallest gesture upon crossing the street, to the mapang-judged na nilalang to paranormal nilalangs (on which I never believed at first until I was told by him), saving me from all sorts of work, and no, he is not biased. He can still render it to others. Cos that’s how humble he is.
2. He’s your confidante!
You tell him your secrets, the deepest and the darkest and sealed it between the two of you. (and I did the same as him) You tell him that you are worried, and would make sure it would be alright. You tell him how pissed you are, knowing that the feelings are mutual and just laugh it out. You’ll know that everything and every word will be safe with him.
3. He’s (can be) your pseudoboyfriend
Haha! I would never forget how he accompanied me at a mall, planning how to ditch a guy and show off with the ex-boyfriend,
4. He would make you understand the true meaning of being boys.
I normally visualized guys as strong, hardheaded at times, had this normal life routine, more on ma-pisikal na tao than girls, etc. Then, I started knowing the true meaning of being a guy through him. They’re emotional, even more emotional than girls. They have these life priorities, they make hard decisions, they have to be maabilidad most of the time, they do not just show off, they show their true colors even though they are judged. Hindi nila kelangan maging peke para maipakitang tunay silang lalaki. Wala silang tinatago. They can talk dirty or act dirty and somehow it’s normal. Matindi sila magmahal. Dumaan sila sa kalokohan, lalo sa pag-ibig, pero yun ang humubog sa kanila para magmahal ng totoo. Marunong silang manindigan.
5. You can talk together like girls without being awkward
Kahit magbakla-baklaan pa sya sa harap mo at sabihan mo syang “bakla” hindi sya maiinis sa’yo. You can have those serious girl talks with him. You gossip with him. You share kikay moments. In this way, you’ll also know kung paano nila nakukuha yung tipo nilang babae. At, wag ka! Pabebe din yan minsan. Charot! Hahaha.
6. You can cry in front of them without being judged
The same as him. you both cry at the hardest times, you know you shed the same tears. You don’t cry to them and see you as a pussy, but rather, they’ll just put their shoulder beside you, or just hug and comfort you.
7. Guy bestfriends are the best clown in town
No, they not just make you laugh. They make you snort! They got the best jokes in town. They may sound corny most of the time in a sense na matatawa ka na lang. They tell you a lot of funny stories about themselves.
8. They can give you the best love advices (coz they know boys)
Alam nila kung saan banda barumbado ang lalaki. Alam nila yung mga sarili nilang baho. Hindi nila ipagtatanggol ang kapwa nila lalaki, but rather warn you on how boys handle girls and how to handle boys carefully. Of course, they always remind you to love yourself.
9. Guy bestfriends are the most gentleman
They know how to take care of you, because you are the most fragile girls they have, next to their girl friends or to their mothers. They know the extent of your hurt, and they would never do that to you.
10. Guy bestfriends do the simplest effort and big differences
They’ll do their best to make you smile. Yes, even on a chalk and even by the simplest joke. They spoiled you with your favorite cup of coffee, or with that stuffed toy you requested as a gift. Pero kahit kayang ibigay sayo ng kahit sinong kaibigan mo yun, iba pa din pag galing sa kanya.
Maybe I missed something. It could be not enough. Maybe I also tell the things what Boyfriends (the kind of relationship) do have and it may be common. There are still things from my guy bestfriend that words cannot compose. All I know that I may not have the BOYFRIEND, but I got my BESTFRIEND! We only had a year, but it could be a lifetime or even forever (kahit walang forever), and I will be forever thankful for everything, coz I've got my Guy Bestfriend in him.
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