2011年《失戀三十三天》大熱的時候，每個女孩都希望自己身邊有一個王小賤那樣的男閨蜜。這兩天，大家都似乎都在癡迷于黃曉明式的異性友情了。其實，不論王小賤還是黃曉明，他們都是女生身邊最鐵的bromeo。

The guy who your girlfriend is jealous of because you spend more time with him than you do with her. He is one of your most loyal friends and will not hesitate to back you up in any situation.

因為共處時間甚至長于你的女性朋友而遭到嫉妒的男性朋友。他是你最忠實的朋友之一，在任何情況下都會毫不猶豫地支持你。

This is somewhat like platonic cross-sex friendships. For singles, platonic friendships can both be more valuable and more fraught with stress. It may exist, but they require both parties making their intentions clear from the get go. Women should be able to recognize when a male friend wants to be more than friends. Below are examples of when a male is showing that he wants to be more than friends.

這有點像柏拉圖式的異性友誼。對于單身族來說，柏拉圖式的友誼可以是有價值的也可以是充滿壓力的。也許這種純友誼真的存在，但是需要雙方從最開始就把動機說明白。女性應該辨認出男性朋友是否想要更進一步發展關系。下面是一些表明男性朋友想要更進一步的例子。

Your male friend asks what you cooked for dinner and then asks when you will cook for him.

男性朋友問你晚飯做了什么，然后問你什么時候給他做飯。

Your male friend calls you every night and talks about nothing much.

男性朋友每晚給你打電話，說一些無關緊要的事情。

Your male friend suddenly becomes critical of your looks.

男性朋友突然對你的長相非常的挑剔。

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沒女朋友因為“好人綜合癥”？

工作配偶 work spouse

你有幾個“壞天氣朋友”？

（中國日報網英語點津 實習生蔡冬梅 編輯陳丹妮）

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