Why male friendships can sometimes be deadly for your love life

I have always had the theory that a man with a best female friend is a better man than a man with only male friends. Because by occasionally receiving female input on his actions, he understands the opposite sex better, and that is of course nice for us. I am the best friend of my best friend, and when he has a moment where he doesn't understand anything about women, I am the one who lovingly explains to him how the incomprehensible thoughts of a girl work. Conversely, I always lived under the assumption that having quite a few male friends was good for my understanding of the men in this world, but lately, I am realizing that is actually not the case at all.

Everything is allowed, except kissing or more.

Because those who spend an evening with men often hear mainly stories about beer, tits, and shooting. There is complaining about the girlfriend because she keeps nagging for more attention, there is talk about hot chicks as if they are slices of sausage, and you learn about the extremely curious habit of “pretending to be single for an evening.” Everything is allowed, except kissing or more, but flirting, dancing, and so on are fine and okay.

You hear about cheating, about how detailed the private female zones can be discussed, about how much they actually find annoying, in short, you hear exactly everything you don't want to hear.

In the end, I had the whole story read by a dear friend with the instruction: “DECIPHER THIS.”

Women who decipher text messages late into the night are often wasting their time, “okay is fine” simply means “okay is fine” to a man. That naivety is not good for you, but a little bit of naivety, you won't immediately be worse off for it. So I am in a dilemma. Should I listen to them or not?

By the way, it is very nice to occasionally ask for male advice, just like my best friend does with me. I once dated a man who sent the most contradictory signals, and in the end, I had the whole story read by a dear friend with the instruction: “DECIPHER THIS.” His insights were very enlightening, and no girlfriend would have read the same into it.

So, all in all, maybe we should definitely embrace those male friends and use them where needed, but as soon as they all start doing manly things together, it's time to promptly close your ears and quickly return to naive women's land.