Why guys sometimes are better friends...

I have some really close girl pals, but they are very few in number. Whereas, I can count my guy friends using all ten fingers.
Before, I thought this anomaly was another element of my complex-personality. But when I checked with my girl pals, we all seemed to agree on this.

So, why are guys better friends?

* They are fun.

No offense, some of us women have a good sense of humor but most men really have a knack for it. If there's a moment of hilarity with adult undertones, guys will probably laugh over it for a while, then get back to important issues. Some girls clam up. For them this would turn into an important issue. All I can say to them is, stop being anal retentive.

* Some men don't gossip

This is a pretty good thing, which I believe all men could follow. On the contrary, almost all girls gossip and some bitch around.
At this juncture, I'd like to differentiate gossip as fact involving you or fact not even remotely concerning you. 'Bitching' is when girls, displaying characteristics synonymous with scheming evil witches, exaggerate fact with their own fiction and in some cases complete fiction.
I am yet to meet a guy belonging to the above category and even if I do, I am walking the other way. Somehow, I lose my respect for people who lack honesty and decorum.

* They really don't care what other people think

Guys like to have their egos and self-respect in tact. But unlike women, they are not obsessed with what other people think about them.They make friends because they gel well. Some girls lose their own individuality to make friends so that they feel accepted.

* The trust factor

Women around the world seem to trust a guy friend more than a female acquaintance. There are certain things only gal pals can understand and things only a guy can. It's kind of a fact that guys think women are not trustworthy. I'd like to think that myself and few other women, are an exception.I feel very honored when my guy pals trust me. That makes me feel like one of them. :)

* They don't feel the need to upstage us

When a bunch of girls go out, each one wants to receive more attention than the other. Not a sin. Women are programmed that way. But when women go out with platonic guy friends, we'd rather be comfortable and enjoy the moment.

* The guy friends are not competition

They do not have qualms about providing guidance to their close friends. They instill the determination to achieve. Men compete but they also help out their close friends in need. Men have an unwritten code regarding sycophants and back-stabbers. They never respect such people and have very low tolerance towards those scum bags.
Women perceive other women as competition. We'd rather stay quiet than helping out another one of us in need.

Am yet to come across other reasons on why guys are better pals. Will keep you posted.


Am more of a 'split the bill' kinda girl so I do not let others pay my bills.More often I pay theirs.( GIMME MY MONEY!!). Further more, am yet to receive any solid evidence of their help apart from the occasional therapy they provide when am crying my heart out. So the above observation has been made truly without any kind of bribery involved.


PS: Any future rewards shall be appreciated and dealt with in kind. :-p