I feel feverish. I came to the conclusion this morning that all the days of going out and gallivanting have taken its toll on me and I need a rest. I shall stay at home today..

I just finished reading an interesting, thought provoking book "Brand New Friend". To cut a long story short, a 33 year old guy (his name is Rob) who is engaged moves to Manchester to live with his girlfriend. Believing that love conquers all and confident that he will adapt to life quickly in Manchester, he takes the plunge. The downside? He's completely friendless and lonely there having left his best friends, loved ones and basically his whole life back in London. He has lots of difficulty finding a new best friend in Manchester and when he finally does find a friend whom he can connect with, his new friend has a huge flaw. She's a girl..

Do platonic friendships really exist?

I personally feel that yes, it is possible to just maintain a platonic friendship with a member of the opposite sex. I myself have a few close guy friends, for instance Brinden who has been my friend for almost three years now. Of course we have had our fair share of troubles and I find myself snapping at him sometimes when he gets too annoying and arrogant (those who know him well enough will know what I am talking about) Amazingly, we still have managed to be good friends all this while. And I know that when I am feeling down, I can call him up, cry my heart out and he will still always be there for me.

Others may vehemently disagree with me and they might state that "there is no such thing as a platonic friendship"! Well it just depends on the way you look at it. Some "couples" are just made to be friends and nothing more than that. There is no "chemistry", "butterflies", or whatever you call that tingly feeling you feel in your stomach when you see a person you have the hots for

I have had my fair share of guy friends who have walked in and out of my life within a matter of a few months, weeks and even days! These friendships, albeit innocent are nonetheless sticky.. I guess. Girl friends are a different story altogether! While guy friends are entertaining no doubt, nothing beats the lovely, warm feeling of hanging out with a group of close girl friends in a small cozy cafe :) Okay on a sidenote, it's funny how whenever I think about "single and confident women", a vision of Carrie Bradshaw and her three sidekicks strutting down the street clad in their Manolos comes to my mind. I can safely say that my girl friends are the best. They have always been there for me. We laugh together, cry together and most of all, we grew up together. I love them with all my heart!

"Don't make someone your priority when you are only their option"
Food for thought, yes?

PS. Rob chose his girlfriend in the end, not his girl best friend :)