Well you obviously want to have friends, right? You don't have to change who you are, but you'll have to tolerate people being different from you and being annoying, too. Part of the art of making and keeping friends is being able to tolerate them and find common ground.

Man problems are what all girls have in common - sharing them is girls' quickest way to bond. Some people go overboard when talking about men and start mentioning things that are too intimate - it's against the generally accepted rules of etiquette but people do it, that's the way it is. That's why I mentioned cursing - it's also against etiquette but people do it, so I'm not going to complain.

My best friend is from a different country than me and of a different race, we disagree on various things and I've put my foot in my mouth many times when talking to her, but she tolerates me and I appreciate it. We've been talking almost daily for the past 17 years and we always have man problems to share.