I Think Good Friends Are Rare
Why can ‘t men and women just be friends? There are some men I feel closer to then women, and I can open up to freely about my life and struggles... but it always turns out weird...
51-55, F
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greenmountaingal · 80-89, F
"Friends" is a peer relationship. Many men do not see women as their peers; they prefer their traditional role as the higher status person. They would, as they see it, lose power by having a woman friend with no chance at the "benefits." Also, many women cannot have a strong long term friendship with a man without letting it turn romantic. Closeness brings out their bonding hormones.