what is the difference between a friend who is a girl and a girlfriend?
359812
a girl who is a friend usually is more comfortable to be around and hang out with. also, you wouldn't take her out and call it a date or go to a fancy place. you could probably tell anything to a girl who's a friend.
243473
i think a female buddy is just a friend someone to talk to  some people are lonely bored etc. so a buddy of the opposite sex is nice to chat with sometimes .  i like to know what men ar thinking and men like to know what women are thinking so its nice to have a friend  to do that with .  so again  i think a female buddy is just a friend.
930916
If I'm not mistaken - a boyfriend is a friend who is a boy.  A husband is a man that you are married to.
883904
A girls gotta do what a girls gotta do.  You can handle it girlfriend, chill!
780716
if she was really your friend she would respect your relationship with your boyfriend and would also understand that though you care for her you are not a lesbian and she can not force you to be one. \nJust explain to her (calmly) that you enjoy her friendship but you dating someone right now and that you arent interested in being with her romantically. If she still tries to push you into something you dont want I would get myself out of that friendship PRONTO!
777567
No it's not just you this is a pretty big age difference for a guy to want to be a good friend with a girl of this age.  Hope that he isn't using her for any other reason than friendship as young girls that age are so vunerable.
230953
It is ok for guys to have male friends. It's just easier for women to call each other "girlfriend" than it is for guys to call each other "boyfriends". Kinda makes my skin crawl just thinking of it.
993175
a boyfriend or girlfriend is someone you care about and have a very good a real relationship with such as going out to dinner together etc and spending quality time with each other and a lover is someone that you just meet up regularly for a sh*g
327147
Girls like guys that are sensitive to their feelings.  It helps a lot if you just support them, but not in a fake way.  You shouldn't just agree with your girlfriend, but don't insult her or do anything stupid.
163019
Well it all depends. Some people meet each other, are friends for a couple of months and one day they start feeling something else...they casually go out together, they kiss and they realize there´s some romance happening, the feelings are mutual and they don´t need to tell each other to become boyfriend-girlfriend because they already know they are. Some other people go on dates and then they go steady just like the other fella said. But some people are old fashioned...if you are and if she is maybe you´d like to ask her to be your girlfriend...It is up to you and the way both of you feel for each other
543603
Often because they feel that the girl friend has stolen their friend from them. Imagine it, the guy has his friends, they hang out together all the time, get drunk, pick fights, whatever, they rely on each other and trust each other. Then, all of a sudden, a girl comes along and the guy is dating her. Next thing you know the guy has two demands on his time, his friends' and his girlfriend's. Obviously he could hang out with them both at the same time, but most guys will want to spend time alone with their girlfriend, so that doesn't normally work. The guy will typically end up spending more time with their girlfriend that with their friends because of:\n\n1. Sex, intimacy etc...\n2. The guy won't really know how to keep the girl happy and will want to spend alot of time with her to prove that he likes her and because he's afried she'll dump him if he spends too much time away from her.\n3. It will never occur to the guy that his friends will be jealous, he trusts them and thinks they want the best for him. \n\nAnyways, the guy's friends (because they're *his* friends) are far more likely to blame the girl than the guy for the fact that he spends nowhere near as much time with them anymore, so all the jealousy and frustration gets targetted at her in expressions of contempt and suspicion.\n\nIt should be pointed out that sometimes they're right, the girlfriend feels alienated from the friends and wants the guy alone to herself, so she deliberately sets things up so the guy spends more time with her than with them.
831318
Sure. My best friend in high school was a girl, and we were just close friends(we never dated or anything.) It's possible to care about someone of the opposite sex and not be physically or romantically attracted to them.
738192
b4 asking her out, talk to you're friend.  if he's ok with you dating her, then go for it. but if not then you should just stay as friends, you wouldn't want to loose a friend over a girl.  a girl you probably wont stay with forever.  will it be worth loosing a friendship?  it's obvious she likes you but she's probably still has feeling for the other guy so it's not a good time to move in anyway
6603
What are friends for?  A friend should know how his/her friend feels about them.  You should start by sharing how you feel.  Then ask her out.  Maybe she is waiting to be your girlfriend.
107059
No. My boyfriend have friends who are girls. I have male friends. We're cool like that.
176289
if it needs to be defined, the person isn't ready for a relationship.  as previously stated, it's the same thing.  now, you can introduce someone you just started dating as a friend.  however, when you throw the "boyfriend/girlfriend" title on there, you two are now a couple, which means you are exclusively dating.
982433
nope. boys and girls can't be True friends.. esp in ur case!! (watch "When Harry Met Sally....)....\n\nwhen one person has feelings for the other, the "FRIENDSHIP" is over. and u are only nice to her cuz u still have feelings for her, not cuz u are truly her Friend. u will bend over backwards to do anything for her, not cuz ur just a friend, but cuz u LIKE her. therefore, it is not the same as a friend. =T if u don't want to get hurt over and over, ur gonna have to do one of these things:\n\n\n1) come clean and tell her u can't be close w/ her because you like her, and want her to break up w/ her boyfriend\n\n2) start maintaining ur distance, making urself more busy, getting more involved w/ activities and meeting new friends\n\nif u keep hanging out w/ her, ur just gonna get hurt. unless she "magically" changes her mind and goes for you..but are u really going to wait for that to happen, or are u gonna continue living ur own life!  good luck~