Why are women so much more likely to think men and women can be friends?

[Anonymous]

I know the answer, and I think most women actually do too, they just like to deny it. This short video sums it up very well.

[Anonymous]

As a woman I could easily be friends with a man, and I know men who are friends with women. The reason why so many women say yes and men say no is probably because…


1. Men are up for having sex with almost anything with legs. Women are not the same (generally)
2. Women will be friends with people because they get on with them and like their personality, no matter how good looking or unattractive they are. Unfortunately men tend to only speak to women they find attractive and often have another motive for getting to know/befriending a woman in the first place. They become friends hoping they’ll get sex out of it, whereas the woman becomes friends wanting a real friendship


One of my best friends has had loads of guy friends over the year and most of them have turned out to be in it looking for sex or actually like her. She’s so fed up with this, she genuinely believes she has these great friendships and finds out the main reason they have been speaking to her is the hope of sex (which she doesn’t give). It’s kind of an awful feeling knowing these people you trusted aren’t your real friends

[Asker]

Thank you for making my point for me.

[desidoll]

The chance is many of them know that their guy friends are waiting to get in their pants, but hoping for them to change their mind. Maybe they just enjoy the attention? The other reason is probably some do have guy friends who are genuine, but that is because these guys are not attracted to them physically. So they assume it works for every woman.

[Asker]

Exactly. Thank you.

[Sparklesz]

An evolutionary perspective. Men's main goal is to have a lot of sex with many women and reproduce. They have evolved to find the slightest friendliness as meaning she's interested. Why? Because those men who evolved to think this way ended up being right eventually and thus leading to spreading their genes, along with the gene that if a woman is friendly with me, I should take it as an opportunity that she's interested and try my luck.

Indeed, studies show this well. We see men repeatedly mistake mere friendliness from a woman as something more. It's not our fault, just evolution.

[LimitedBenefits101]

Anyone that believes str8 men and women can be friends are fools

Only gay men can be friends with women and hence why most women male friends are GAYS

[Anonymous]

The only guys who think men and women can't be friends are those who think solely with the head of their dicks, use words like "alphas, betas, and simps," and don't really understand what the word friend really means. Find something else to troll.

[suzzieQ]

Because they can. The only guys who thing that men and women cannot be friends see women as objects to be used, not as equals.

[LovingJo]

Because they can control themselves more, after being hurt? 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️😊