Is it normal i want to be a guy sometimes?

I'm comfortable in my female body btw.

To get to the point, I got along better with boys and I had mostly male friends growing up, but once they hit puberty that all fell apart. Even years later it's still a struggle. Now, I envy how guys interact with each other, how nonsexual and free it is. Sometimes I wish I can just hide that I'm female, and develop a regular friendship with men with no romantic/sexual intentions.

IIN?

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  • ShereKhan

    you can be my friend my gender is shrek

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  • CDmale4fem

    Try hanging out around guys that are crossdressing. Most are pretty harmless. We are still trying to like yourself, so others can try and like us at same time. Lol. Just a thought. And yed I'm a crossdressing male.

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  • matthewkoehler

    Well I am friends with a few girls and young women, especially online, and to say the truth I initially approached them because I found them to be attractive, or even interesting in some way. It was only after getting to know them that I realized many of these women were just as beautiful on the inside. But personality is not what can be immediately seen by someone else when they are observing you, so I suppose it is a natural human behavior to judge books by their cover no matter how shallow it may seem to do so.

    Relating to your point about differences between genders when it comes to friendships, there was a joke I saw once that went like this: two guys who just met insult each other's mothers and they go on to become really great friends, while two girls who just met and told each other how good the other girl's hair looked become friends but flip out on each other 5 minutes later over the smallest most insignificant little thing.

    Clearly that is exaggerated for comedy but it does illustrate a basic difference in mentality between the genders when it comes to friendships. Like you implied, guys are typically more upfront and direct and prefer to work out any possible issues out in the open, whereas girls typically give the appearance of being warm, friendly, and generous, but underneath the surface they often criticize and act out on jealousy and cause all sorts of drama and emotionally manipulate others and are more inclined to playing mind games. That being said, there are lots of guys who would actually say that they are envious of friendships between two females because it seems more intimate and heartfelt. For example, there are tons of guys on this site who ask questions about whether it would be considered gay for them to hug a male friend, when in fact women give hugs to each other all the time and are physically affectionate and it is just socially accepted as something that girls do. I am not really sure what I am trying to say but maybe it is a grass is greener on the other side thing, but you definitely do have a valid point.

    Because I have a basic level of respect for everyone unless they give me a reason not to respect them, I treat friendships with the opposite gender as just that: friendships. Some of these girls/women are single but they never showed any real signs of being interested in me. And I can respect that. I let them know that I value their companionship and in return I let them know that they can trust me with anything. Do I flirt? Yes, but clearly not with the idea of wanting to get into a relationship. Instead, the kind of stuff I generally say is giving compliments, taking an interest in their life, sharing things about me, offering new or unique perspectives on a variety of subjects, and being supportive. I believe it is possible to find guys/men who can be good friends with girls/women, without sexual feelings getting involved. I am still attracted to several female friends who I have, but I care about them and their thoughts, opinions, and voices matter to me - which is exactly why I would never even try to push the envelope with them because I know it would not end well for either of us and that doing so would hurt them.

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    • I agree with you, and thank you for giving me a little insight.

      I've tried becoming friends with women, but it feels awkward more than anything. Sometimes it's going great, but then there's this: I'm hanging out at the mall with a female friend, and guys keep talking to her, she complains and wish guys would stop, but then I looked her outfit... It's tight yoga pants and a small low cut blouse. Or when almost any female friend (even co-workers) are doing something that requires an outside opinion, I have to word everything carefully to avoid hurting feelings, because anything outside of this is great, you look nice automatically means you're shit.

      With men nowadays, I can't tell if a man is trying to be my friend or just chating me up, and it's messing with my head and I don't want to assume all guys only talk to women for one thing, but it seems like it. Or while playing online games, I'm getting along great with a guy and then the question pops, "You're awesome. Are you a guy or girl," THIS right here decides how he'll think of me, not the many nights fighting monsters, surviving dungeons, and joking around. Nope. If I give an honest answer things gradually change. He's more polite, more careful of his words and jokes, giving me all the mats even though before the girl or boy thing, we agree that who ever gets it keeps it to craft their gear. It's just.... ugh. Then once I reveal I have a boyfriend, he becomes distant.

      It's not just that either. Ever met the guy who has the perfect girl mapped out in his head? Or judge people based on music? If I unknowningly pass his expectations or he wants to see if my different from the other girls he met, I get questioned on music every fucking time, it's like a tie breaker. Top bands for many guys being ACDC, Rolling Stones, Queen, and Guns n Roses, and sometimes The Beatles, Pink Floyd, or Radiohead. I shit you not. If my taste in music doesn't match theirs, I'm neither worth talking to, nor taken seriously. Or if I do like something they're into, I get that surprise face, you know, that, "You're a girl, but like thiiiis??? What?!" expression. It's annoying as fuck, but a little funny too.

      I'm not saying that the world should change for me, I just wish I could avoid all of that with guys. I watch my boyfriend get along with almost every guy he meets, and I'm stupidly envious at how he never has to go through this nonsense. Even when he disagrees on music, games, and more, they accept it. It's the same when I see other guys interact. It's nice. I want that.

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  • AbnormallyAwesome

    Maybe you need to meet more guys who aren't single.
    Or hang out with gay guys.

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    • I tried. I learned fast that relationship status means very little if the guy doesn't actually love his girlfriend or wife.

      As for gay guys, they're great, but they're like women in a lot ways.... so there's always that competitive feeling there with emotional ups and downs.

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      • AbnormallyAwesome

        Damn ...
        I never imagined this would be so hard for ladies.
        I do have some platonic female friends, but I don't really know the secret.
        Maybe you should hang out with geeks. They can be a little awkward but generally lack the self-esteem to see women as prey. Also they tend to be too smart to think with their d*cks all the time.

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