How to Become Friends with a Girl

Just being friends with a girl is simple and well worth it. If there is a girl you really treasure and you'd like her to be someone who is there all your life without having to be your lover, then making friends with her is a great solution to a lasting and supportive bond. Give it a go!




Be bold




Often girls will be shy and will want you (the guy) to come talk to her. So, if you're confident enough, make the first move. You'll have to make it really clear from the outset that this is about friendship, not romantic love, but there is certainly nothing wrong with the love of friends. Tell her you want to be her friend forever and that'll melt her heart.

















Splash around the praise


Girls love compliments, try saying "You look great today" or "Sweet shirt". Butter her up and she'll return the compliments for you. It's a way of respecting one another and caring about each other. Try to compliment other things than her appearance as she might take it the wrong way.






Lend her your gear and borrow hers


The iPod, the laptop, the books, the guitar. Both of you should feel it's okay to share treasured things with one another. Don't just suggest it out of nowhere or it might look like a technique, wait till she asks.














Laugh at her jokes even though they may not be funny



f she was accidentally being offensive in front of someone you can drop the information about the person 'oh, did you know Sarah was (whatever the joke might have been about)?' in an unrelated comment later on. After all, friends don't expose one another publicly but they also don't encourage humiliation.




Always be there for her


She should know that she can count on you through thick and thin. That you'll offer her a shoulder to cry on when her guy relationships go wrong. That you'll drive her to the station in the middle of the night to get back to her family in the pouring rain. (don't make it too romantic and epic sounding, she might be a fan of rom-coms) That you'll study with her for a really hard test.





Let your guy friends know she's your friend, period




If they want to date her, it's fine by you but you're always keeping an eye out for her. That'll keep them on the straight and narrow too. And that's what being a true friend is all about.