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    alltheteainchina: I went to an all female high school, so my experience with having male friends was pretty much naught, pre-college. Not that plenty of girls at my sch... more »
    curioushair: I have, and have always had, significantly more male than female friends. I think a lot of it has to do with my having somewhat stereotypically (don't... more »
    Seeräuber Jenny: I agree that generalizations aren't that helpful, but couldn't but think of this article, about largely geeky men who'd rather "date" dolls than real ... more »
    bluesbelle: Choose friends by personality, common interests, passions, and laughter. Do not choose friends based on penis or vagina possession. more »
    bluesbelle: None of my girl friends have tried to share appetizers with me as main courses, cared whether or not I ordered dessert (I almost always do). Our conve... more »
    Shamrockette: I don't care if all my friends are guys or girls, if you're a good person and we get along great, then what's there to complain about? I think the bi... more »
    Elizabth_Bennet: I know several guys with predominately female friends who still hear the phrase "there are no good men out there" and get offended and say, "um, hello... more »
    brendastarlet is on it: I have more work-related guy friends than women friends, because my field is male dominated. My closest male work friend holds the same title as I do,... more »
    Uncommon Whore: I will be friends with anyone who can sing the song "Lady L" from Freaks and Geeks. Thanks for using that photo, Anna. more »
    Soho: Who wants to be friends? more »
    alwaysapropos: I've got a lot of guy friends, but there's one who has become my brother over time, which is weird because he's probably the only friend I have where ... more »
    Scout: haven't had guy friends since high school but I remember how much I valued them and how much it meant to me to have a guy care for me without it being... more »
    randomnessish: When I started at my conservative, southern school, many of my friends freshman year were guys. I had had a lot of guy friends back home, and the guy... more »
    Gorbachev: I've noticed a increased degree of male/female polarization in our culture over the past decade. It really wasn't a big deal to have platonic relati... more »
    The Queen of No: I have more male friends than female. I miss girl friends. A lot. Sometimes the tough love thing regarding guys-I'm-dating from my guy friends can be ... more »
    amowls: Some of my closest friends are of the male variety. I am as close with them as I am with my girlfriends. I have had the same group of friends since hi... more »
    LaMorenita: I've found that I have a greater quantity of guy friends, but that most of my quality friendships are with women. And, most of those women are also th... more »
    hfree: I just realized that all my guy friends are either gay, pretty much a-sexual, or former boyfriends/lovers. I don't think I've ever had a heterosexual... more »
    Jack_Burton: A lot of times, over the years, I've alternated between close male and female friends. However, I think that in my case (and I am a guy) men are a lit... more »
    SunandaGrimlet: Thought I have some qualms about the generalizations made, this article eerily mirrors my life, but to an extreme.I have almost only male friends, sav... more »
  • #dude

    All Women Need Guy Friends, Says Salon Writer

    About a year ago, I noticed that, in a reversal of the previous pattern of my life, almost all my close friends were women. This has to change — and Salon's Mary Elizabeth Williams (sort of) explains why. More »
  • #forallwomankind

    Jezebel Presents: THE SEVEN DUDELY SINS