I used to get along better with men when being a mom because my interests and those of my kid included a lot of men stuff. I was also living as a foreigner in a country with a lot of rather conservative expectations towards women and especially mothers and I didn’t really fit in. I’ve never been interested in ‘typical’ women’s topics with the only exception being textile art. Now I’m approaching menopause, kid is grown up, and I start identifying with the role of (extremely radical) grandmother. I seem to be meeting a lot of older women lately who try to be of service, work towards community and towards reconnecting with the natural world, and many are also some sort of witches and healers - so basically a congregation of crazy cat ladies. That makes for a lot of interesting stuff to talk about, I am really enjoying it - even the part where most guys and some younger women seem to think I’ve lost my marbles!

I wouldn’t say I’m a girl’s girl, like I wouldn’t go on a girls cruise with friends or anything like that, but have daughters, some of whom are lesbians, and all the boys are straight so lots and lots of women around that I do get along with, and at work same attachment men or women, but not more friendly with women. On the block I’d say friendlier with the dudes, but because they are the ones outside more often, it’s availability not preference.

I was kinda alienated as a kid but did have friends and good friends.

me and other autistic women are like peas and carrots. I struggle with men and non autistic women.

I get along with other women pretty well on a surface level, but it can be hard to really relate to a lot of women my age because I don’t have kids. And there is a certain amount of stereotypically female pop culture that I’m not into, like the Kardashians or romantasy books, which can be limiting when I’m trying to connect with someone new.

I’d love to make IRL friends with some women my age who share some of my interests - makeup, nail polish, star trek, kayaking, gardening, '60s music, weightlifting, French language. But I don’t know how! I’ve struck out on Bumble BFF and kind of gave up for a bit haha

It depends on the person.

I don’t get along well with overserious women, like the girlboss types at my work. They never open up and I’m afraid of being too open with them because i feel like they might make trouble if I talk about my personal life. (I’m trans and bi, but work in a very conservative branch of government.

Other women, usually closer to my age, are way easier to just open up to and start talking about our lives and problems

I’ve always gotten along better with women than men, but each woman and man is different and my ability to get along with them is more individual than generic.

Still, on average women tend to be more kind, emotionally aware, and in my experience have made more rewarding and worthwhile friends.

I know people report men being simple or straight-forward by comparison, but I find men can be difficult to read or understand, and less transparent about their emotions (even with themselves). This has made some relationships difficult at times, but I also think some of the issues are on my end. For example my partner gets along famously with guys and just knows how to vibe with them in a way I don’t.

I have always stuggled to make friends, period. While people seem to love me when they meet me, transitioning to friendship is hard, and today, I don’t have anywhere to even meet people, and often, I become disappointed with some habit they have that doesn’t align with my morals. Like, people who shop compulsively on temu. I’m too much of an ass to look past that this person give fuck all about the environment or slave labor.

The few times I’ve had a best friend, well, three times I’ve had a best friend die. I don’t do drugs but two of em overdosed. One died in a snowstorm car crash. My last best friend came out as a racist idiot after years and years.

I was literally given a dirty look by a woman the other day for saying hello. A girl from work I tried being friends with at my male dominant work, was polite to my face but talked non stop shit behind my back, a male coworker told me one day, he yelled at her for it, because he was sick of hearing about it, and stood up for me and told me. I was an excellent worker, I don’t know why she reacted to my kindness this way. I get a lot of rejection from women, and If by chance I meet one nice, she turns into a litterbug, or a racist, or is a bad dog owner, or dies. I gave up.

At this point I’m okay with only having my husband as a friend.

I also always liked typically male interests. But men don’t let you in their group unless at least one of them wants to fuck you. My husband got invited to a D&D game by his friend’s husband, but was not interested. I chimed up that I had interest, but was overlooked and not adressed. It was a boy’s club and I’m a women so the answer was no. They were begging my husband to join, they needed another player so badly it was said, but not so bad to let me play.

I often feel like I don’t belong anywhere. Thus I just focus on my three person family. My therapist started a crafts group therapy thing, I started last week. I’m the youngest in there, but it was a nice time.

I am the sole bread winner for my family, but I live in an area with a surprising number of stay at home moms. Also, both of my kids are autistic. I want to have things in common with them, but our day to day lives are really different. It’s kinda isolating.

I feel like I get on well with everyone (to an extent, huge introvert) but while I find men to be fairly easy to get on with women are much more satisfying to be friends with, certainly the people I actually think of as my friends are mainly women

Got along fine with girls til middle school. Then for the rest of my school years into college most girls I met seemed to hate me. Now in adulthood I struggle to connect with other women because of it.

I get along with most of those I interact with, socially or in a work environment. The former because if I don’t get on with them I don’t socialize with them, the latter because it’s my job to.

For me it’s varied. Men are often more straight forward, if they’re not happy with you they say, and when it’s done it’s done. Women often say they’re fine when they’re not, and things NEVER go away. I really hate gossip and bitching as well, it’s a shitty way to treat people.

So in short, classic elements of female behaviour I really don’t mix well with. So it’s tricky

I’m friendly with many different people of both sexes but on a superficial level. My most meaningful friendships have been with guys. I love my friends dearly but I do wish I had more deep girl friendships since there are experiences and perspectives the opposite sex will never fully be able to relate with.

That depends, to us at least, how commited they are to gender.

Mostly we get on well with nonbinary people because they tend to not either have to play any kind of roles, or just don’t. They are just themselves.

We would say that though when it comes down to it, who they are as a person/people, what they believe, how they treat us and others decides if we’ll get on well with them.

I have a group of guy friends I’ve known for a very long time, although I find it far easier to make new friends from girls. It tends to be more of a 1:1 relationship so no group dynamics involved which obviously changes things up a lot.