Most girls always say "I'm going out to see my girlfriends tonight."
You NEVER hear guys say "I'm hanging out with my boyfriends tonight."
Why is this so?
2007-04-07 04:03:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
girlfriends/boyfriends are intimate. if i'm with my "girlfriend" I'm doing a bit more then having a beer..more like eating at the Y. So if my husband said he was going out with his boyfriend I would assume he was bending his trucker buddy over the pool table and sharing the love.
2007-04-07 04:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
When I say that to my boyfriend, I think it is so that he doesn't feel excluded. If I said, "I am going out with my friends," it would imply that they are MY friends and not his. When he hears "girlfriends," he understands that it is a girls' night and nothing personal. He always says he is hanging out with the "guys" as opposed to "boyfriends" because he doesn't want to sound "gay."
2007-04-07 04:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by lei 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because of the American culture. It would sound kind of gay. For example in the US a female can kiss another female on the cheek, but guys wouldn't feel comfortable doing that. In some countries it's ok for a guy to kiss another guy.
2007-04-07 04:09:18 · answer #3 · answered by Virgo27 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because thats always what gorls have called they're friends... and also girls (in most cases) have a stronger bond with girls than guys do to guys. So strong its like love, but in a none lyz way.
2007-04-07 04:08:04 · answer #4 · answered by Your Add Here! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because women are less affected by homophobia. If you are not a lesbian then saying girlfriend means girl friend. It is NOT however the same in reverse for men.
I say the gang... My best friends are a mix of genders....
2007-04-07 04:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by M B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess it would sound kind of 'gay'. i think its a girly thing when girls say that they are going to hang out with their girlfriends, and guys have noticed that.
2007-04-07 04:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by girly-girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause men are afraid of being thought of as low on the masculinity scale. Guys hang out with thier mates, girls hang out with their girfriends. Girls can refer to eachother as "girlfriend" in place of one's name as well. I guess it's true that being a girl is better than being a guy. Ha ha ha ha ha ha, ne ne ne ne ne ne.
2007-04-07 04:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no its considered very soft and un man like to say I feel fat or bloated if a dude did that the other guys around him would just stare at him like he's nuts
2016-04-01 02:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Girls and boys are very different in so many ways. Girls are very disciplined and responsible. While guys are always acting so cool and sometimes mean. People are always different in so many ways. It's the peoples destiny to stay different and we should all accept it.
2007-04-07 04:50:25 · answer #9 · answered by Catherine 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i always say I'm hanging with my boyfriends... I'm gay as well so maybe that's why. i think if a straight man did it he would sound well gay.
2007-04-07 04:13:21 · answer #10 · answered by michael f 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋