"We don't have to be with them all the time, ignoring all our other work." Though it may come as a major surprise to guys, they are not the only thing in a girl's life. There's stuff, you know, things to do. Classes to attend, chapters to study, phonecalls to make, movies to go to. In short, they are busy, busy, busy. And as soon as a girl turns into a gf, she is expected to leave work and play and attend to her guy-constantly.

"We don't have to look good all the time." About 89 percent of a girl's pocket money gets, well, uuuh, okaayyy, wasted on various shades, shapes and sizes of clothes, shoes and make-up. The rest (and more if possible) of her time goes in applying this variety of stuff to herself. After all this effort, what will your bf say? Nothing. Usually, he won't even notice. Not worth the trouble, gals.

"Talking on the phone will not become a strict rule." There is a difference between need and want. However, a brand of human being, called 'the boyfriend', is totally unaware of this fact. Girls like talking on the phone, yes, but only when they want to. Would you want to face a sitch where your fave pastime becomes a necessity?

"We can have a new date every Saturday." Aha! Who doesn't want that?! But, and this is not an ordinary 'but', enter the bf (yes, the dragon) and out goes your plan of dating other guys straight through the window. No matter how much you-can-be-friends-with-anybody kind of talk happens before you start going around, once that guy turns into a bf, well, let's say-Things Change.

"We don't have to give a minute-by-minute account of where we went and what we did to anyone." If you have a bf you probably know better, but for the benefit of the beginner, one simple test-tell your guy that you were out somewhere. Do it, just try. At first all he's likely to say is 'you were?', but wait till you say 'yeah' in return. You will hear so many whos, wheres and whys that you will soon question why he's there at all!

"We can give time to our other friends." A friend in need is a friend indeed, but if you are going to depend on a bf to be around in times of need, well, best of luck. What is sure to happen is that you are going to lose out on your other friends, what with your days, hours and seconds occupied by him. And, where there is no friend... there still remains need, only no one to attend to it.

"No worries, no compromises, no promises and not many disappointments." If we could throw worries, compromises, promises and disappointments far, far, away from our lives forever, ah! What a life that would be... but that's a bit of wishing high, isn't it? There's nothing stopping you, though, from getting rid of some of these evils. Like... huh... boyfriends?

"We won't lose our peace of mind." We hope none of you are out to attain nirvana yet, but that doesn't mean a girl can't want her bit of peace. Boyfriends never agree with anything that you think, say or do. Fight over this and fight over that... basically, everything. Stay clear. Peace.

"We can enjoy watching a cricket match." Wonder who told guys that they have the sole right to understand any sport, leave alone cricket, which is more Indian than the national anthem. First, they hate it if you like a 'guy thing' like cricket. Then, every time you cheer, the shot was nothing great. Ufff! Not only are they not fun themselves, they won't even let you have fun by yourself!

"We don't have to listen to their endless advice." One would think that to have parents is torture enough, what with all the don't do thises and don't do thates. But, if you thought that is torture, wonder what will you call what happens to a girl with a bf. Boyfriends have read in some book (obviously a misprint) that they are responsible for their gfs', well, life. So, having a bf means having two sets of parents. You dig?

"We don't have to feel bad about deceiving someone and can be guilt free!" If you are getting rid of the evils, why not do away with another one-guilt. You get really sweet on a guy, but one fine day realize... uh oh, it's getting a bit too sweet. Whaddyado? If you tell him straight, he deflates like a balloon. And guilt stares right at you. A for Avoid.

"We can breathe more." Boyfriends are a dangerous breed, they cling to you, stay around you all the time, and, if you get a moment away, you'll probably find them lurking about somewhere in the dark. Stickers, that's the word.

"We can talk about our celeb crushes without anyone turning green in colour." Teen years are the most easily influenced time of our lives. But, if every time we wanna get influenced by a cute hunk and get totally bowled over by him and our bfs come fuming to us, how are we supposed to get influenced? Blocking experience, that's what bfs do.

"If we had a bf, we would want/have to be totally like him, and you can only be cool when you are different." Well, we can hear some voices saying 'then don't be like him', but these voices obviously belong to girls who have not yet experienced what it is like to have a bf. If you don't get mushed up enough to lose your identity yourself, they will want you to be like them. And there goes your identity again, and you can't let it go just like that, yaar!

"I can spend all my money on me!" Money, hmmm... we were beginning to miss it. Girls seem to lead a not very money-oriented life. It's funny how, as soon as you have a bf, strange sounding occasions to celebrate crop up from every nook and cranny, and celebration means gift means money. No bf, no gift. You can treat yourself instead!

"We'll have more intellectual discussions with our friends." Listening to girls talk can be quite educational to people who want to study human behaviour. Take two groups of girls. One with girls who have bfs and the other with girls who are living happily. Just listen to them talk to each other. You will know to what extent bfs corrupt girls' conversation, if we can call it that.

"We can talk to other boys without anybody trying to listen to every word." If you have friends, you gotta talk. I mean, isn't this one of the universal rules or something? But, how can you talk to someone when there is a ear trying to steal every word before you say it? You might find a you-can-talk-to-other-guys kind of bf but what you will never find, girls, is a bf without The Ear.

"We can have loads of guy friends and get a lot of attention." C'mon, don't look shocked, after all, one of you have said it! And who doesn't like a little, okay, a lot of attention? Especially when it comes from the opposite sex. Find us someone who says she doesn't and we'll find you a pink panther. If you already agree with us, and are wondering 'so what's the deal?', think boyfriend, jealousy, and the result.

"We don't have to lie to our parents for going out." Lying must be one of the easiest gateways to Hell. And from what we've heard of it, it's not a very happenin' joint. The solution is simple-don't lie. But, can you see yourself telling your parents that you are going out/talking with your boyfriend? Hehehehehe!

"No bf, no warmth... therefore life is cool. And cool rules!!!" If guys thought they are the only ones who thought of this... surpriiieeese! It's pretty cool, though. The thought. And pretty simple as well-if you don't have a hot, hot affair, you won't get into hot, hot problems and life will remain... cool, cool, cool!!!

"We can enjoy receiving blank calls." It's so wonderful-well, sometimes anyway-to receive a call in the darkness of the night. Playing the guessing game, who could it be, could he be the cute guy you want him to be?! As soon as you have a bf, out goes any such wonderful thought. You always know who it is. In one word-boring.

"FREEDOM!" U2 says "We only fly, we only fly, for freedom...". Wish somebody would go and tell them it's not quite an easy thing to do, you know, flying and all. If it were, you'd probably see everybody floating right above your heads. So, we try and get freedom in every little way that we can. Get a bf and it's a step, no, leap backwards. Don't just believe us, try it.

"We can keep dreaming about our future love rather than clinging to one already." We should dream, always. So, we dream about our future and build up this ideal life with a great job, greater fame and the greatest guy ever! And then comes along a bf and whooosh goes your dream. I mean, you aren't counting on your bf being that dreamguy, are you?!

"We don't have to be insecure all the time." God, there's no end to the list of evils! Here's another one-insecurity. First, you suffer days and months at length getting chased by-or chasing-a guy, and then, you get him. You keep wondering (wonder why) whether he really loves you, whether he's telling the truth, where he really is... not good, not good.

"We can cry, laugh, do whatever we want while watching a movie." If you cry, you are over-senti, if you laugh out loud, you are insanely kiddish, if you sit through a movie silently, you are an expressionless, cold-hearted person. There's no way you can get your movie-watching habits just right for your boyfriend. The moral of the story-if you wanna enjoy your movies, leave your guy at the popcorn stall. Forever.

Courtesy: TeensToday