[Tinu]

I would say it is discriminatory. But I would also say it is time we all stopped being so dependent on one source of income to sustain us. It’s not fair, but the only power we have to stop this is to own our own piece of the American pie. Good luck to you. What a bum rap.

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[Tinu]

I partially disagree with your analysis, and I also think that the answer is socialization and expectations, nurture rather than nature, if you will.

I disagree with your premise of how fast it takes women vs. men to make friends. Men make superficial friendships more quickly, that is true, but women make long-lasting, deeper friendships more quickly, in my experience.

During youth, men are grouped together in sports, in playtime, and women are pitted against each other in social competition. How close man and women are differs also on the basis of where you are from. When I lived in Africa, there were more activities in school where girls were grouped together, so I found myself able to meet more people. On the other hand, when I returned to the States, I became more of a Man’s woman, and made friends with men more easily, but not the chummy kinds of sporting events or “pub” friends most of my male friends have. I found that for my male friends, they were looking for someone to talk to about how they feel, what they think, what their goals and dreams are. This was something they often did not get from their male friends, or so they told me.

I’m willing to bet that it differs from country to country.

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