I(20M) have struggled to make guy friends for a very long time. Since 6th grade I’ve had no luck even getting, let alone maintaining male friendships. I find it difficult to make friends in general, but whereas girls are hard, guys seem impossible, and I don’t know why. I don’t have any brothers. My dad was in and out and left 10 years ago. I never had uncle’s, or cousin’s to spend time with either, so my interaction with guys is limited to just cashiers, and professors, or stories of bad experiences women I know have had with them. I appreciate the women and girls who are/have been in my life, but every now and then something will come up that reminds me I’m not one of them. Experiences I don’t share, places I can’t go, or someone telling me something like “You wouldn’t understand, you’re a guy”, or “I forget, you’re still a man”. I’ve also had experiences they don’t share, and I see the ways guys understand each other, I wish I could do the same, it seems nice. I’ve tried before to make friends, but they never seem to like me. A girl I know told me that’s a good thing? She said it means I’m nice, and I shouldn’t worry about having no other men in my life, but I feel like I’m missing out. I kind of want a brother or to know what one’s like. So my questions are, how do I make guy friends? Where do I go? What do I talk about? Is the way the way women interact different from men? Does any of this matter? Should I stop trying to make male bonds altogether? Any advice is appreciated. submitted by /u/Own-Acanthaceae-9953
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