Girls are infamous for it: over-analyzing everything that has to do with someone they are interested in.

But it’s not our fault. We have a strong habit of relaying all of our stresses, insecurities, successes and stories to our friends ­— and most of the time, it’s to our girl friends. This, of course, leads to more and more girls giving their input about the same things when it comes to someone’s relationship. And without those girls, we probably wouldn’t be able to survive in a relationship.

Before the “boyfriend” and “girlfriend” titles are even announced, most girls maintain complete openness about what’s going on with the person they’re hoping to spark a relationship with. Most of the strength and willpower we get to actually go forth with a crush is from the pushing and prodding of our friends, who hope there will be some enlivening drama in the social group to keep them occupied until it’s their turn.

Once the relationship actually starts, however, girls need their friends’ advice even more. By that point, the things to share become much deeper, usually including tough arguments or situations that have recently become routine with our loved ones. It becomes much less about how to invigorate what’s beginning and more about maintaining what’s been created.

Every relationship milestone is shared and discussed, and all fights are picked apart to make sure that even the hard things are worth it. Just getting to the point of saying “I love you” takes a few preliminary hours with friends to make sure it sounds right. We all know that once we’re in the middle of an exciting or emotional part of our relationships, our minds aren’t clear enough to think straight — and that’s when our friends, as our safety nets, are key.

They’re with us when things go south and when things seem out of this world. Boys sometimes think our openness is silly or awkward, but honestly, without our girl friends to keep us sane, there would be a lot fewer relationships to go around.

Reach Copy Chief Parisa Sadrzadeh at lifestyles@dailyuw.com.