could the environment where they've been brought up, i.e around a single woman who had a lot of men in her life, a divorce in the family, abuse at a young age have an influence?
2006-10-23 06:27:35 · 18 answers · asked by lavfly11 1 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
they like the attention, it's sad to watch them struggle when they are older & no longer recieve it.
2006-10-23 06:29:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That isn't how most girls or women are. Its how some can be sometimes.
I've never looked at scientific studies related to this, but I'm guessing it has something to do with wanting to get a lot of attention from men either to feel better about any ability to get that attention from men or else to feel like they get more attention than other women do. Sometimes girls and women do this in the presence of other women, as you know.
As someone who has a lot of men in my life I can tell you that isn't necessarily the root of this behavior. I don't believe a divorce in the family is necessarily reason for it either. It tend to suspect it has more to do with an "offness" when it comes to wanting/needing to feel that men will pay attention, and that probably is related to either lack of getting enough attention as a child or else, as you said, abuse that could have affected the person's view of the role of her femininity/sexuality in society.
I suppose there could insecurities such as a woman who had been overweight all her life, lost a bunch of weight, and now needs to enjoy that type of attention. Also, I'm guessing some of those women have over-blown egos that make them demand to be the center of attention as often as possible.
All just guesses on my part (except when it comes to the having a lot of men in one's life).
2006-10-23 09:56:59 · answer #2 · answered by WhiteLilac1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any of these factors can influence a woman's choice in company. However the fact that she grew up with just brothers, or feels more comfortable around men in general can explain the preference as well. Some women don't like the attitudes of other females which can sometimes be very judgemental or catty.
2006-10-23 07:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by Deirdre O 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have lots of friends, male and female. I do get sad when I don't have the one gender or the other in my life. Men and women are different, thanks to how we're raised, and my relationships with each are different. I love my guy friends as much as I love my girl friends.
I don't think a woman who has lots of friends who are men is necessarily the product of abuse or a broken home. I think, in fact, that anyone who is able to have solid relationships with either gender is more mature. I've noticed, whenever someone badmouths a whole group of people, it's generally the individual's fault, not the group. Like the women I know who claim that all women are catty tend to be the catty ones. The rest of the women are just reacting to their bad behavior. And men or women who claim the other gender is emotionally stunted tend to be kinda immature themselves, at best.
2006-10-23 07:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by random6x7 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some women grew up with guys and associate better with males than with females. I tend to enjoy conversation with guys than with gals because gals spend too much time worrying about what others are thinking and also gossip too much. I grew up with two brothers and a bunch of male cousins and well, that's who i associate better with. Today the majority of my friends are guys, straight and gay. My best friends are guys.
It's the same for guys who were also raised with a bunch of gals around him. My husband associates better with women, his best friends are women and we make a perfect match. When we go to public gatherings, he's usually surrounded by women; likewise i'm there among the guys. We trust each other enough simply because we know each other well, and ourselves, to know how trustworthy the other is.
2006-10-23 08:01:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is a very negative way to look at it. For me personally, i have always had a great deal of male friends. I enjoy being around men, they do not spend their time as many women do, with pettiness and sweating the small stuff. Not sure of the reasons of other women. However, this is my reason. God bless
2006-10-23 06:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I get along better with guys than girls. Most of my friends in high school were guys. Being around a group of guys lets my guard down...it's easier to have fun without worrying if they're going to gossip about me or judge me for what I'm wearing and stuff like that. I've found that most women are only pretending to be your friend and they'll turn on you at the drop of the hat. I have only a couple of true close girls who are friends. I'd rather play poker with my husband and his friends than spend time with his friends' wives thats for sure!
2006-10-23 06:36:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
A dominant sibling might make them wish to avoid competition, and in this case, they have few women to compete with.
A bad or nonexistant relationship with her father can cause her to seek male approval, especially by dangling her sexuality in their faces, especially if that's the only thing she thinks she has of value to offer them, because her father never reinforced her other redeeming qualities.
If she has seen a single mother with lots of men in and out of her life, she may learn to not trust men, assume they only want one thing, and avoid any emotional intimacy. She may sleep around herself as either a way to try to make men love her, or to avoid emotional intimacy with them. She has never learned that men have to be emotionally intimate to fall in love. They don't just fall in love by simply having sex.
Abuse at a young age might lead to extreme craving for affection and love from someone that she may be confused about how sex fits in there. She might think that love justifies sex, and sex means love. She may seduce men to try to find that love she craves.
2006-10-23 07:47:38 · answer #8 · answered by pandora the cat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably has a lot to do with environment.
I have a lot of brothers and relate better to men. In my case it has more to do with the way they communicate, men are more straightforward. As I have gotten older it has evened out a bit.
2006-10-27 05:38:16 · answer #9 · answered by Shanna J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes its just easier conversation -- I like to be around women sometimes and only them -- there is a big break with no one to have to compete against or fight as it is always like that with men - women are not competing with me a man - but with other women. plus there are some obvious benefits and happy times with just being around women since I am the opposite sex being a man - also I can be very amiable around only them - more so that with guys since guys always get jealous and want to start something - women are relaxing and enjoyable
2006-10-23 06:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I always seemed to get along with men better. Woman are always so catty, it put me off. My parents were divorced so I dont think I was missing a male figure.
2006-10-23 06:35:24 · answer #11 · answered by Shell 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋