I enjoyed the moments we spent together out in the hallway. And by the gym. And in your car. And by the photography classroom. Your breath smelled divine. I like how you remembered to chew some gum before getting really close to me. I obviously forgot as you could smell by the aroma of Hot Cheetos emanating from my soft luscious lips that one time last week. Anyway, I want to tell you how much I like you. I don’t I would, or should, use the word love because that is reversed for special occasions. Not to say that you are not special, just not that special-yet. When I see you, I want to run to you and hug you and throw you up against a wall and feel the wetness of your lips. I want to stroke your hair and hold your hand and walk with you at lunchtime and have people say, ‘Is he really going out with her?’ Maybe that fat girl ain’t so bad after all, they think. I don’t want to hurt your feelings, but I don’t want to lie to you either, I believe in honesty. Don’t you”(64, Quintero)?

2. If you drink way too much, your body is fair game for anyone or anyone's. Boys will be boys, and you just made it easier. 

3. When a girl says no, you might want to consider your position. I don’t think she meant yes. But I’m a girl, so what do I know? But because boys will be boys, you don’t really have to think about it. 

4. If she is crying, that is definitely a sign that she means no. But since your an asshole, you won’t give it a second thought, so proceed. She was wearing that little dress (remember?), and boys will be boys, after all. That’s what our parent’s say.

5. It’s not rape if she said yes first. Everyone knows that. She’s your girlfriend and obviously, she knows that boys will be boys, otherwise she wouldn’t have teased you. 

6. Because boys will be boys, he’s not going to use a condom (he likes the real deal), so you might just get pregnant. But hopefully, you won’t get AIDS or herpes or chlamydia. So you should feel good about that. Besides, babies are cute. 

7. If he doesn’t beat you up, then it’s not really rape. Everyone knows that too. Also, he wasn’t a stranger. He was someone you cared about, just a boy being a boy. 

8. Remember how your mother warned you that boys only want one thing from you? Well, it’s not your straight A’s or your excellent drawing skills or your extensive knowledge of action films. It’s the thing you have guarded (hint: it’s between your legs) your whole life from everyone: your cousin who came to stay for two weeks, your strange uncle Tony, that teacher in the 2nd grade-they were all just boys being boys. 

9. It’s your fault. Even if you're disabled, old or young. You should know better. 

10. Boys will be boys"(229, Quintero).