I don't know. You can't talk to male friends about periods, or hair removal, or makeup or hairstyles, or... babies? I guess that's not true, I talk to the guys at work about their kids. Or... fashion? I don't know. I don't tend to do a lot of those things.

But, I do tend to have male friends who you can talk to about just about anything. One of my room mates used to live in student residences with several women at a time, and he's heard everything. I ask their opinion on an outfit or makeup or hair. We live in the same house, so it's not like it's not going to happen. And they ask me the same things, when they're getting ready for a date or work thing, or thinking of changing their looks in some way. We talk about our relationships, and science and philosophy, watch movies, play video games and joke around like idiots. I guess I don't really need a woman for that. Unless I could find women who are easy going and down to earth and not afraid to act like an idiot for jokes.

It might be nice to do some sort of female bonding thingies, though. I feel like I'm missing out on something. Painting nails or doing hair, or shopping, or... I don't know. There must be something particular about women that you can't get from men, some kind of support thing, or gender kinship.

Part of it might have to do with my job, and the way you have to dress for it. We wear protective gear and lots of layers, so it's not a very feminine thing to begin with. And the women all have kids, or are way older than I am. And the office "ladies" are exactly the kind that bother me. They have put people in tears, and are always stylish. Not that there's anything wrong with being stylish, they just seem to do it like it's a competitive sport.

Starvin4Perfection, I hear you on the flakiness and cattiness. Those are the two things I hate most about most women I have run into in person. They are cliquish, and often times you can't hold a decent conversation with them about anything interesting, they read People magazine and "tisk-tisk" over cellulite, and who the celebrities are dating. They don't want to play videogames or talk about astronomy. There are probably women like that out there, I just have no idea where they are. I'm pretty shut-in, socially.

I don't know... I tend to just be really intimidated by females, particularly in groups, because of things that happened when I was a kid. I am very mistrusting of women. I don't know how to talk to them, I stumble over myself. And I haven't met any women that seemed to have anything in common with me. Actually, when in a social setting, or even at work, I sort of ignore the women... I just don't get them. I'd rather joke around with the guys.

And also... I realize this is not most people's problem, but the female friends I have been close with in the past, I usually end up... attracted to them. And that's just a whole other can of worms, entirely. I don't want that to happen, but if I were looking for a female friend, I guess I'd be looking for all the attributes in someone I'd be attracted to, so it would be a problem from the start. It would kind of be like trying to hang out with people you just don't like or respect, wouldn't it?

My T has said I need to make female friends, but they're just totally off my radar. I have made profiles on social networking pages and women don't message me. I guess I really haven't bothered to message them, though...

I don't know how to do this at all!