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Do you socialize more with men or women?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Skaros, Jun 16, 2014.

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Which best describes your social patterns?

Poll closed Jun 30, 2014.
  1. I am a gay male who socializes mostly with other men

    12 vote(s)
    21.1%
  2. I am a lesbian who socializes mostly with other women

    8 vote(s)
    14.0%
  3. I am bisexual and socialize mostly with men

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
  4. I am bisexual and socialize mostly with women

    5 vote(s)
    8.8%
  5. I am a gay male and socialize mostly with women

    11 vote(s)
    19.3%
  6. I am a lesbian and socialze mostly with men

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%
  7. I am a gay male and socialize with both sexes equally

    4 vote(s)
    7.0%
  8. I am a lesbian and socialze with both sexes equally

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. I am bisexual and socialize with both sexual equally

    4 vote(s)
    7.0%
  10. I am asexual and socialize mostly with men

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. I am asexual and socialize mostly with women

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. I am asexual and socialize with both sexes equallty

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  13. I am female (trans*) and socialize mostly with men

    2 vote(s)
    3.5%
  14. I am male (trans*) and socialize mostly with women

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
  15. I am female (trans*) and socialize mostly with women

    3 vote(s)
    5.3%
  16. I am male (trans*) and socialize mostly with men

    3 vote(s)
    5.3%
  17. I am male (trans*) and socialize with both sexes equally

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  18. I don't really pay attention to who I socialize with

    1 vote(s)
    1.8%
  1. Skaros

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    So, I've noticed that gay guys socialize a lot with girls. Not sure about lesbians, so I'm interested in all responses in this thread.

    I've always socialized most with guys. All in friendship, as I'm really not attracted to any of my guy friends... I only have like 2 female friends, but many male friends.

    Oops, small error in the poll. It was supposed to say "I am transgendered and socialized with both sexes equally", should not have "Male (trans*)" for the second to last poll
     
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    I socialize with girls. I never had a male friend.

    I don't know if I should be disappointed or not.
     
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    Did you really need to put so many gender options? It seems a little excessive. Ah, I could have voted for bi, too? Oops.
    You could have just put male, female, and NB/GQ.
    Anyways, I mostly socialize with dudes, although it's definitely a 60/40 split. I talk to girls sometimes as well.
     
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    It's about down the middle, but I find I have longer, more in depth conversations with women a tad bit more. I tend to be around males more though.
     
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    Men I don't get super nervous around them but women oh no it's like I can't form a sentence specially around one I'm like God help make some words :icon_redf
     
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    In the past, a person was just a person with different equipment. To socialize with, I didn't care. I would have said 60:40 or 50:50 women:men in my teen years.

    Now, it's about 35:65 women:men. The issue that comes up is women who are too critical or meddlesome, women who are interested but I don't like, and women who had time for me and now don't because they have families. This has happened with some guys, too. Some of my male friends have remained single, either for not so obvious or obvious (LOL) reasons, some have been freed up by divorces, and some have only had daughters for whom their wives take a more active part in raising so they can make time for me. But, at this point, it tilts more toward men and I find it easier to communicate with them, especially when there is no ulterior motive.
     
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    I think the majority of people I regularly socialize with are women, but I hang out with plenty of guys too.

    If they're just friends, I don't usually have a preference as to who I hang out with, but I have noticed my interactions with guys are more focused on conversations and verbal silliness while my interactions with gals are focused more on activities and doing fun things.
     
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    I tend to socialize with men more than women. It may have something to do with most of my socializing being done in games, where the population is skewed. My interests usually relate more to men as well. (of course there are females out there with similar interests as myself)
     
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    I tend to socialize more with men than women, but I can handle both sexes well.

    That said, don't make me your gay best friend :lol:.
     
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    I socialize more with women, I'm a huge nerd loser and I think guys who would typically dig that just ignore me? Maybe they pick up on THE GAY better than the women idk :dead:
     
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    I feel the most comfortable around other guys, and I've always preferred spending time with guys.
     
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    Well, AC, the last line can be funny, but sometimes it isn't. I know what you're saying.

    I personally think it's condescending for a woman to treat a gay man like her "gay best friend" (essentially, sort of a girlfriend) and for a man to treat a lesbian like his "best buddy" (essentially, like another dude). I can't do it. I once had a friend who was a lesbian who definitely liked sports and cars but also had a feminine streak in how she kept her place and in her general level of sensitivity, but she was always considered and treated like a woman. I could cut up and get crass with her, but it was the same way I would have done with any feminine straight woman who enjoyed a similar sense of humor.
     
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    I am pan, not bi, but selected bi and definitely socialize more with women
     
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    I generally associate more with women, but I go to a school with a slight female majority, and I'm in a set of classes with a big female majority. On top of that, I have a lot more female friends in my outside life, especially given that most of my friends are or were private single-sex students, and they tend to know and introduce me to more of their female friends.

    It's not that there aren't many guys, just that the majority always leans towards girls in everything I do, even if it's only slight. Even though it's not deliberate, I think I like it this way. The girls I know tend to be a little more mature than the guys I know.

    ---------- Post added 17th Jun 2014 at 02:22 PM ----------

    Please tell me that that was poor wording.
     
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    95% of my friends are dudes. It's always been that way.
     
  16. Acm

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    I tend to socialize mostly with women, although I do have a fair amount of male friends. I WISH I could talk to guys more but I don't like the way they treat me because they view me as female :dry:
    Preferably I would like to socialize with both equally
     
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    How about "her home decidedly had a woman's touch?" Is that better? For most serious things, such as when in college, I went through them four times. Feel free to suggest another way to word it.
     
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    I associate more with women as a whole, although my social circle is fairly varied; I have many (trans) guy friends, as well.
     
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    It's only because the sentence was "kept her place," which isn't the most innocent phrase in English without expanding on what "place" is. "How she kept her place *adjective*" would change the implication.
     
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    There wasn't an option me--female and questioning, possibly gay--but I've always socialized more with other women.