Friendship for Women and for Men

While girl friends are sitting around fireplaces gossiping, sharing recipes and talking about the latest fashion trend, boys are exchanging opinions on the new administration and forming great friendship that may well impact the future of the whole country. History has witnessed some of the greatest friendship between men. As a result, their friendships have been idealized as the embodiment of bravery and loyalty. In comparison, those cozy nights girls spends wrapped in the bonding of sisterhood seems both trivia and naïve. Although these stereotypes about men’s or women’s friendship are not completely true, there is no doubt that significant differences exist between friendships among men and friendships among women. While sisterhoods are intimate, committed and strict, men’s friendships are more practical, segmented and casual.

It is not abnormal for a woman to pick up the phone and call her best friend the minute she gets home. This simple action illustrates precisely what woman expects of her friends --- emotional support during times of distress. Having had a stressful day at work or a fight with her spouse, woman will go to her friends for comfort and advice. After a shared cup of hot cocoa or just a ten-minute chat on the phone, females feel assured, calmed and less overwhelmed. The bond of sisterhood is usually forged on the exchange of the “deepest and darkest secrets”. During those whispers on sleepovers, girlfriends share not only their biggest wish for Christmas, but also their secret crush at school. This sort of intimacy is precisely what women looks for when they form friendship.

On the other hand, the friendships between men are more often based upon shared interest than on closeness. Although it is true that S...

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...ble to join in now. It is okay if you missed my birthday for the third year running, because I can never remember yours either. For guys, most friendships come and go, so one mistake is nothing. Everyone messes up sometime, don’t day? In keeping their friendships casual, men are not likely to fight over small issues. And trivial matters will definitely not affect their friendship.

Although women tend to be more personal and emotion with their friends, friendship among men and friendship among women are still basically the same. They are both planted by the sharing of things between individual, nurtured by the time spent together, and may grow and bloom into beautiful blossoms that please the souls of those involved. Whether to provide emotional support or mutual gain, friendships are precious gifts in our lives, and we should take special care to treasure them.