Friday, July 7, 2006

Survey Question of the Day

Is finding and maintain friendships harder for men, or for women? Or, it is equally hard, but for different reasons?
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3 comments:

  1. HeidiJuly 7, 2006 at 9:40 AM

    I think that finding them might be easier for men in that guys seem to be able to bond over any shared interest, however, I think that guys tend to only have a few intimate friendships than women anyways, at least the guys in my experience. So in that sense-harder to find, easier to maintain (especially since guys seem to have a much easier time speaking their mind in general and being ok with someone else doing so). However, for women i think that relationships are easy because women can probably sit down and have a cup of coffee and talk to someone really easily, but again, it seems like more women talk about drifting away. BUT, maybe this is just because for a guy, not talking to your best friend in 10 months and then calling him isn't drifting away, its just ok. Good question.

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  2. joybirdJuly 7, 2006 at 6:55 PM

    I think I agree with Heidi. Guys might have an easier time forming a bond with other guys, but their relationships might be more surface-y. Girls might look for a more meaningful common thread and take the relationship to a deeper level. OR, it could be purely individual, but I guess anything could. What do I know?

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  3. RachelJuly 8, 2006 at 2:07 PM

    Interesting question. I agree with the previous comments, that it's easy for men to start friendships. My dad, for instance- wherever he goes, he makes a "friend," such as some random guy sitting near him at a football game, or in line at the store or whatever. Yet I don't think that he's really got any intimate friends or that anyone knows him extremely well. At the same time, I would say that most/all of my male friends are still really close or at least hang out with their high school friends, whereas most girls I know are not as much in contact with old friends, but are really close to their current friends. So, I dunno. I guess in the end we're all different with our own quirks and what not. But in general I would say that women have deeper relationships, but maybe aren't as loyal.

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