Okay, so this has been a huge issue with me throughout my existence. Seems that every time I get remotely close to a female (doesn't happen much) I tumble into an attachment. What happens is I'm really insecure about romantic involvement (yikes) and if they were interested it usually dissipates and I'm alone again. In certain situations I would really enjoy having the person as a friend - my experience seems to confirm that this ain't gonna happen. So because you have different physical characteristics you lose a friend. Of course, there is always the attachment issue which may be hard to control in a non-romantic relationship. And there's also the boyfriend, husband, etc. that makes this situation really sticky if not suicidal. I really like women but I can't seem to keep them in my life - it's always a fifteen minutes of fame thing and they're gone. I do have a close guy friend but it ain't the same. Women just offer a very different and refreshing view of things. Thanks I'm done rambling now.