11-27-2021, 06:07 PM
@"Freija"
I can relate to your quandary. Something that men do not understand is that women require the company of at least one other woman and that we will often let a lot of things slide (after a long cooling down period, of course) because we NEED the type of bond we can only get from another woman. There are things that men just cannot understand or even come close to relating to, and while a lot of times female friendships really suck there is a lot to be said for the old adage "Any port in a storm".
When I moved to Kentucky 7 1/2 years ago the only person I knew here was Kdog. It took me a long time to make a handful of female friends mostly because I really don't have much in common with the women in my area. Imagine being a country girl thrown into a city life- not exactly conducive to commonalities. I am not a girly girl, I don't fret over my hair, nails and make-up, I couldn't care less about shopping or bar scenes or fashion. I much prefer cooking, crafting, camping and conspiracy theories. I grow a jungle of plants, sketch and write. I don't feel the urge to get dolled up just to go out and be seen and I absolutely detest gossip. I had to make a whole lot of allowances to make a few female friends, learning to have limited tolerance for some things that I never would have tolerated before. It is just what I have to do. Women need the company of other women, almost a physical need as much as an emotional need.
We make the best of what we have. I only get to see my best girlfriend from down home once or twice a year. Besties since I was 12 and she was almost 10. Talking on the phone and texting isn't the same as being together, so I make due with what I have available... any port in a storm.
I can relate to your quandary. Something that men do not understand is that women require the company of at least one other woman and that we will often let a lot of things slide (after a long cooling down period, of course) because we NEED the type of bond we can only get from another woman. There are things that men just cannot understand or even come close to relating to, and while a lot of times female friendships really suck there is a lot to be said for the old adage "Any port in a storm".
When I moved to Kentucky 7 1/2 years ago the only person I knew here was Kdog. It took me a long time to make a handful of female friends mostly because I really don't have much in common with the women in my area. Imagine being a country girl thrown into a city life- not exactly conducive to commonalities. I am not a girly girl, I don't fret over my hair, nails and make-up, I couldn't care less about shopping or bar scenes or fashion. I much prefer cooking, crafting, camping and conspiracy theories. I grow a jungle of plants, sketch and write. I don't feel the urge to get dolled up just to go out and be seen and I absolutely detest gossip. I had to make a whole lot of allowances to make a few female friends, learning to have limited tolerance for some things that I never would have tolerated before. It is just what I have to do. Women need the company of other women, almost a physical need as much as an emotional need.
We make the best of what we have. I only get to see my best girlfriend from down home once or twice a year. Besties since I was 12 and she was almost 10. Talking on the phone and texting isn't the same as being together, so I make due with what I have available... any port in a storm.
"As an American it's your responsibility to have your own strategic duck stockpile. You can't expect the government to do it for you." - the dork I call one of my mom's other kids
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