I've only ever had few male friends in my life. I surely have had male "buddies" I've acquainted with, usually around activities. A common interest works with m

I've only ever had few male friends in my life. I surely have had male "buddies" I've acquainted with, usually around activities. A common interest works with most men but leaves the "buddyship" very much in the shallow side and due to the lack of depth these buddyships tend to fade out as hobbies, locations and activities change. But male friends, except for a couple of childhood friends, no. In contrast, female friends - plenty, from good acquaintances to close friends, with some female friendships lasting for decades. With friends as opposed to buddies I mean the kind of friends I can talk to about anything, share my feelings, ponder about life, relationships, people. And that kind of friendships are also something that you can latch onto again and again even if you had a gap of a few years in between. Friendships are anchored deeper, being less dependent on the circumstances at each moment in life. I wouldn't mind having male friendships too but it has just never panned out as easily as with women, really. I guess that is because women are grown to being more open about sharing that sort of internal psychological and emotional scenery while men often aren't. But the thing is that we all have that side inside of us and it's screaming to be heard. So I'm very much lucky in having been able to start, enjoy, and maintain friendships with women -- even through my early romantic interests with other women and later my marriage with my wife. I would have been a sad, lone person without them.