Opinion: Boys

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I'm going to write about my opinion on boys. They've always been there, especially since I don't go to an all-girl's school. This is the opinion that I think I'll have a lot to say about. Especially since they've been such a huge part of my life. Enjoy!

Without wax,
lonewriter7

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Boys. They're entertaining, fun, slightly annoying at times, and generally have shorter hair than me. I've always been friends with them, but my biggest bullies have also been guys. As a kid, the guys in my grade would tease me about being a tomboy, but they let me hang out with them anyway. I don't really know why, but it gave me a thrill. I was also known to have the biggest crush on this one guy, and everyone teased me about that. Of course, who could blame them? I was literally head over heels crazy for the guy.

At the age of eight, I moved to the US, and as I stated in "Opinion: Girls", I was extremely quiet. During that second year there, my best friend turned out to be a guy. He was fun, teased me a lot, but always in a playful way, and he was just so funny. None of the other girls really got his humor, but to me and the other guys, he was just hilarious. I concluded that guys had a different sense of humor than girls, which made things harder for anyone wanting to break that barrier.

I moved back to the Philippines, where I went to an international school (again, you can find this in "Opinion: Girls"). At first, everyone was welcoming. It was crazy. I was so amazed at how nice everyone was. Then, a guy, let's call him Dean (which rhymes with mean), made fun of my name. That's only where it started. As the year went on, he continually picked on me. It was the worst when I got a haircut (I looked like a guy). He just laughed at me whenever I passed him in the hallway. There was no way I could escape it, because at the time, we had all our classes together. The teacher even made me sit next to him! I concluded that guys could be cruel if they wanted to.

Then, I became close with a guy named... let's say Mark. He was funny, and his problems were those that I was familiar with. I could help him through them, or at least that's how I felt. He would laugh along with Dean, sure, but he was always pretty nice to me. Since I didn't have any close friends at the time, I hung out with him a lot. There were many times I can list off where he made the year bearable. I concluded that guys could be life-savers.

I also dated this guy named... Lancelot (he played Lancelot in the school play). He never talked to me during the whole shebang, but I was really desperate to be close with someone, I didn't really care. I saw past all of that. He ended up dumping me because of the haircut (yes, the same one). I thought it was just silly. How could you break up with someone, through text, because of their hair? I then dated a guy named Kyle (not his real name), and pretty much the same thing happened: over text, because "the universe told me to". I concluded that guys were immature and clueless to others feelings, and only thought of themselves.

I then met Montiee, who is currently my best friend. The previous conclusion was just... obliterated. He did what he could to be a better person, and I really looked up to him. He was really funny, as well. We got along extremely well, and he'd help me out with my guy problems. He stood up for me when I was getting bullied, and he really cared about every one of his friends. He understood me, and he definitely wasn't oblivious towards the feelings of others. He made me feel special, and worth something. I could be myself around him, and I could be vulnerable with him. I could trust him with anything.

It really is hard to formulate a strong sure opinion on boys. They can be the nicest, funniest, and most caring people in the universe, but they can be cruel, clueless and insensitive as well. Again, I must state that all people are complicated. Boys, for me, are a lot less dramatic about things, and are fairly vocal about their opinions. That's from my experiences though. Guys are just other people, but they've played the biggest part in my life, and that's my honest opinion.