My first guy friend???

I like to think of the "guy friend/girl who is just a friend" relationship as an avalanche. you can do just about anything. but if you trigger something you're not supposed to outside where you're supposed to be (friend zone)it could spell trouble. it's not difficult with guy friends. first of all, if you ask who my best friend was I would probably list a couple of my girlfriends (girls are easy to be around when you want to talk about boys and shop) however. when asked about meaningful relationships based on intimate conversation (especially those of a delicate and personal nature, like how I felt overwhelmed at home and wished I could move out). *our relationship was mostly texting based, I'm like the female version of raj from the big bang theory prior to season 7*. if asked I would actually tell you it was with this guy back in the ninth grade. we met because of mutual friends. we barely talked at all, the most conversation we exchanged for months was probably "hi" and that was a mumble to the group as an entirety more than it was directed to him. one day I was asking my best friend about math hw. at lunch, I knew she sucked at it. but I thought she might at least be better than me at it and gave it a shot. (I had already asked everyone else *except him and his friends, we all hung out at lunch* and they had all given up on tutoring me during their only free period. anyway. so my friend suggested I ask him since he's a bit of a nerd. i refused to, but she asked for me and he agreed. we went through it a while. and finally i told him to give it up because i was never gonna get it. (i firmly stand by my opinion that it was his teaching method, more than my intellect and comprehension) i could tell he was a bit agitated, and he just took my homework and did it for me, and he continued to do it for a couple of weeks (i'm not proud) after awhile *i forget,* for whatever reason, my best friend convinced me to give him my phone number, and vice versa. i think it was to test it or something because it was malfunctioning. after school he immediately texted me saying hi, what's up?. and after that we started texting each other all the time. like right after school until 1 or 2 in the morning, and we both answered out texts in like a couple sec to a couple minutes (which now that i think about it, is not really something you should do if you're texting a platonic friend.) i think this is one of the crime against the "friend zone" the three rules of platonic friendship is as follows: RULE 1. you have to set definitive boundaries-- the second you blur the lines, it becomes messy. (it can happen without you guys even realizing it. enjoying spending time together is fine, just make sure you don't spend more time with them then you do with all your other friends. i mean if you spend numerous hours with them and their just "platonic" why do you not spend that much time with your other friends who are also platonic?) it just raises all sorts of flags) RULE 2. be honest with your feelings and intentions, if there is nothing there, don't mimic flirtations, etc. or ask him to do things that you would have a boyfriend do. i.e. pay for your lunch/dinner on the regular(unless you forgot wallet, in that case offer to pay him back) . or go places that are strictly for couples or dominated by couples. ex. a sappy romantic comedy is something you'd drag your boyfriend to, not a "platonic friend". RULE 3. communication. it's not just for couples. if you're having romantic feelings about him, tell him, or if you're positive he is, engage in open dialogue. even though it's called the "friend zone" it's sometimes the place friendship goes to die. it's like the Bermuda triangle.if one of you are feeling things more than friendship. it's important to bring it up. otherwise there's going to be tension, or someone's feelings will get hurt if they are so indirectly rejected. follow these three rules and you should have no problem, break even one and you're looking at a possible avalanche. *i think this is the reason girls love gay men. just an observation.