Why do guys want their friends opinion about a girl?

They are trying to get feedback on their choice. They also want to feel a kind of ego or esteem boost i suspect if they are asking their frineds like that. I guess it is something that might be done more at a younger age when a person really doesnt know what their own needs and desires are. Maybe they are fishing for a story that they may not know.
Sounds like something that kids do from 4th grade on. Do you like me? Do you think he or she likes me?
I am unsure if they are even listening to the answer or just making it know that they are interested.

Whoa… whoa… whoa there. Slow down.

You’re young. Presumably the guy or guys who like you are also young. Don’t forget how those of us no longer young describe ourselves at that age: young and foolish. A lot of young guys don’t trust their own judgment or opinions. That, and they find out quite literally that even if “love” isn’t always blind, lust always is.

So they’re looking for validation and confirmation, yes, but they’re also looking for opinions and judgments from their peers, and honest observation, sometimes, like, “Is she just nice to me to my face, or is she really nice?” or “Is she also nice to guys that she’s not particularly interested in, or is she mean then?” and other important questions.

Then, some guys are only interested in the trophy, and they want the opinions of other shallow guys, to tune of, “Well, this is going to be a bit of a bother; is your envy of my status going to be worth my trouble?”

Your job is to figure out which guy you’re dealing with.

It is not just guys that do it. I remember eavesdropping on a couple of my sister’s slumber parties. The gals were doing it too.

Every human looks for validation from his or her friends from time to time.

Hey, hold it a minute! there is absolutely nothing wrong with a guy checking out a girl by asking around and vice versa. before my wife and i married, her brother had me checked out with at least 15 of my friends, both sexes. i did not have to do the same with my wife, because her best friend was my cousin. my cousin(female) told me the absolute truth about my wife, before we even dated and then married.

There is nothing wrong with this scenerio. i wish more divorced couples would have made this effort, BEFORE THEY MARRIED EACH OTHER. maybe, just maybe most of them would still be married today or to someone else.

Well, like it or not, sex is a social process. The social motivation may be bluster, posturing, showmanship, or whatever else, but the even the cretinous backwards hat wearing brahs (“douchebags”) who haunt local bars and hangout spots are probably subconsciously motivated by a psychosexual need to affirm that their potential mate is desirable, which is a cue, however imperfect, that she might produce viable offspring. Given that coupling is an expensive and time consuming process, it’s no surprise that a choice would be something someone, male or female, would want affirmed by peers.

They don’t know their own minds? And the above

It’s hard to estimate your long term opinion (especially when still young, I suppose). I know I don’t always trust my own opinion, as it has often varied quite a lot over time (on all possible subjects).

Also, it might be something to gain confidence out of. And when with friends, you generally talk about things you like, and compare your opinions to those. It’s definitely not something you should be unsure of.

I can only speak for myself, but when it comes to affairs of the heart I am pretty timid. I think it worked out pretty good for me to bounce prospects off my friends (I had a mix of male and female friends). My female friends were especially helpful.

Girls also put a lot of stock in whether their girlfriends approve of their boyfriend, but as they get older, they care less about what their friends think. The same with guys, they just mature slower. I think both guys and girls will always ask, but as they mature, they care less what the answer is.

I suppose he is checking out with friends and family that he has made the right choice.
friends and family can be very influential

Guys just want to get the feedback form the people they trust. Sometimes its almost like they want their friends approval or’‘blessing’’ before dating the girl.

Probably goes back to evolutionary psychology. A male wants to know his mate is desirable to affirm she’ll produce viable offspring.