Thoughts on having a best friend who is the opposite gender?

My best friend is the opposite gender, but then again, she also walks on four legs and plays with squeak toys.

I think a friendship like that can work only if there is emotional maturity on both sides. What I often see happen is that one person feels a certain void or certain lack in their life and sees their friends as solutions to the problem as opposed to a support system.

It can work in theory, but a lot trickier in practice because people often aren't very emotionally mature

He's been my best friend since we were 4. I dont know any different

I don't think theres anything wrong with it if they act like friends. But when you hear there was a thing or see signs of something it's a big no no.
I was very close to my cousin we used to play when I visited rarely. Anyways when I was 19 he 27 he met his now fiance as soon as she saw how close we were she hated it.

My best friend is a female.

We've been friends for almost a decade now and I've shared everything in my life with her. So yeah it's indeed possible for a guy and a girl to stay friends.

I love her and she will always be my best friend no matter what. She's one of the few people on earth who knows me well.

trouble

There is a serious imbalance in the pranks department as they would be immune to the random nut check which is an integral part of the male/male friendship

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it makes hardly any difference

They make the best friends.

That's work with a lot of people.

Doesn't matter.

Why not?

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For lots of people it’s a fact of life, and not that big a deal.