有個男閨蜜的N+1個好處

1. You are both very happy and comfortable in the friend zone.

No, you are not in a relationship; no, you will never be in a relationship. No you have never even thought about being in a relationship (apart from that low point when you thought you were going to die alone). You are both very aware you are in the friend zone and you like it there.

I really value our friendship.

2. Compliments①come few and far between.

Unlike your female friends who are always ready to tell you how beautiful you look, male besties②just don't give a shit. And if you were to get a compliment, it's normally a little weird.

You're smart and you're pretty... like a dolphin.

3. You really don't have to mince③your words.

Like, you really don't. You can speak your mind and know that he will never get too offended. You can say exactly what you mean, no matter how bad it sounds.

4. You dream of setting him up with his perfect match.

Because his happiness is your happiness, and you also want bragging④rights.

It's a match!

5. Your dinner checks are separate.

You go for a meal, he pays for his food, you pay for yours. NO. BIG. DEAL.

⒈作為朋友，你們都非常快樂且舒適。

不，你們沒有談戀愛；你們絕不會談戀愛。甚至從未想過你們會談戀愛（除開你認為你會孤獨地死去時的最差狀態(tài)）。你們都非常清楚你們是朋友并且你們喜歡做朋友。

我真的重視我們的友誼。

⒉幾乎不會有贊美；即使有，也非常稀少。

不像你的女性朋友那般，總是愿意告訴你，你看起來多么漂亮；男閨蜜一點兒都不在乎。如果你的男閨蜜要贊美你，通常會有點詭異。

你又聰明又漂亮……像只海豚。

⒊你真的不必閃爍其詞。

大概，你真的不會。你會坦率地說出你的想法，而且你知道他絕不會太生氣。

⒋你非常想給他介紹完美對象。

因為他的幸福就是你的幸福，而且你也想耀武揚威一下。

真般配！

⒌你們的晚餐分開付賬。

你們一起去吃飯，他付他的，你付你的。沒啥大不了的。

⒍當你遇到某些人的時候，你會需要男閨蜜幫你評估一下他們。

6. When you meet someone, your bestie will need to size them up.

Because he can see through bullshit, and it's imperative⑤they get along.

7. He brings you down to earth when you're daydreaming.

While your girl bestie might help you pick out the names of your children after just one date, you male bestie won't encourage any of that shit. The Will to your Grace will quickly remind you that you can't fall in love and plan your future after one date.

8. Sometimes he forgets you're a girl

He doesn't maintain hygiene⑥standards when you're around.

9. You don't have to worry about not getting a text back.

Because you don't fancy him, so it doesn't matter if he takes two hours to reply back. Plus you can continuously⑦text him until he replies and it's not crazy.

10. You know that you would be lost without him.

Because he is not just your best friend, he is your resident dating expert, your honest critic, and your bodyguard.

因為他能識破謊言，而且他們能和睦相處是必要的。

⒎在你做白日夢的時候，他會讓你回到現(xiàn)實中。

只是約會過一次，你最好的女性朋友可能就會幫你挑選你們孩子的名字了，然而你的男閨蜜不會胡說八道地慫恿你。閣下的意志會很快地提醒你，不能在一次約會后就墜入愛河并開始計劃你們的未來。

⒏有時候他會忘記你是個女孩子

當你在他身邊的時候，他并不保持衛(wèi)生標準。

⒐你不必擔心不會收到短信回復。

因為你不會迷戀他，所以他兩個小時之后回復你也無所謂。此外，你可以不斷給他發(fā)短信直到他回復你，而這并不瘋狂。

⒑你知道沒有他你會不知所措。

因為對你而言，他不僅僅是最好的朋友，也是固有的約會專家、坦率的評論家以及保鏢。

① compliment英 ['k?mpl?m(?)nt] 美 [?kɑ?mpl?m?nt]n. 恭維；稱贊；問候；致意；道賀vt. 恭維；稱贊

②bestie n. 最好的朋友 閨蜜

③mince英[m?ns]美 [m?ns] vt. 切碎；矯揉做作地說vi. 裝腔作勢；碎步走n. 切碎物，肉餡

④brag英 [br?g] n. 吹牛，自夸vi. 吹牛，自夸vt. 吹牛，吹噓

⑤ imperative 英 [?m'per?t?v] 美 [?m'p?r?t?v]adj. 必要的，不可避免的；緊急的；命令的，專橫的；勢在必行的；[語]祈使的n. 必要的事；命令；需要；規(guī)則

⑥ hygiene 英 ['ha?d?i?n] 美 ['ha?d?in] n. 衛(wèi)生；衛(wèi)生學；保健法

⑦ continuously 美 [k?n't?nj??sli] adv. 連續(xù)不斷地