Sex, Gender and Friendship

We all have a variety of established friendships; some are close, family-like, acquaintance, or based on task or leisure activities or even on social media like Instagram. Having friends who are of similar sex, ethnicity, intelligence, economic status, and sexual orientation does not mean that those friends are more successful friendships. There is no scientific evidence or data supporting the idea that homogeneous friends outlast heterogamous friends. As young as 3-4 years old develop a preference for particular playmates. The older we get, our interest for primary socialization become complicated and our focus derives on themes of satisfaction. Most people prefer same-sex friendships because of the similarities posed between same sex friendships. Boys tend to be less affection toward one another and tend to describe their friendships in terms of loyalty, helping, shared activities and awareness of each others needs. Girls on the other spectrum, tend to describe themes of closeness, verbal sharing acceptance, and emotional sharing. Take a look at my daughters friends as well as some of my friends from both college and church.