me_irl

I dont like these General statements on boys and girls. I dont think its good to strengthen the stereotype by stating things like that.

Of course i do know a bunch of men, where this is true and then i go "haha so true" and stereotype is reassured. But when i think of it, i know quite a lot of men that have larger circles of friends and also met them much later in der lifes. Also i do know women that only have 3 friends from highschool.

Its just another Version oft the stupid stereotype all women are extroverted and all men are introverted. Its not true. And the stereotype might influence how men and women behave in the end.

I guess whats influencing the number of friends more than Gender is:

1. are you more extrovert or introvert
2. did you move from your hometown (then the need to make New friends is a bit higher)
3. do you have hobbies done in groups, like some sports or choir, etc. Where you constantly meet people
4. are your friends extroverts and bring people to your life or are they introverrt and only meet you?

Of course it might be that some of these points are statistically more valid for women or men, but just generalizing doesnt help.