because friends I can be an ass to, and things will still be ok
do that to a lover and expect to get the couch
because if I've seen you naked, there's a good chance
that at some point I won't want to talk to you anymore
and my friends will support that
because from my concept of love
(and from experience of being told this)
I love my friends more than my lover
because if you were my lover, I'd expect you to stick around
but I will work hard to keep my friends
because if we make sex jokes in public
and you were my friend, we'd have a good time
but if you were my lover, we'd just be embarassed
because in some circles if you were my lover
you would be my friend
if not, you would be my friend
because if you were my lover
you would probably be blogged about, a LOT, and you'd be nameless
otherwise, you'd be spared from public cyberspace scrutiny
because if you were my lover
you would probably complain about how I have no time for you
if you were my friend you'd be happy I squeezed you in
because if I HAD a lover, then I can't whine to my friends
about being single
and life wouldn't be as fun anymore, would it?