A word that people use however they want.
Sometimes it means someone you have no romantic interest in,
sometimes it does. This word causes a lot of
confusion because no one ever knows what the other person means when they say they are "friends" with them.
Beck: "I'm so confused. Dean told me to never leave his side because he'd never leave mine. He talks to me for hours and says super
sentimental things
all the time. But then he will say that I'm SUCH A GOOD FRIEND! It's driving me crazy. STRAIGHT GUY FRIENDS DON'T SAY STUFF
LIKE THIS TO STRAIGHT FEMALE FRIENDS. I feel like a second lead in a drama..."