Who is easier to get along with: men or women?

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  • I get on with some of both.

    I find I am often more emotionally open with women, but more intellectually engaged by men. By that I mean more men (from my experience) seem interested in having discussions about politics, society, art, philosophy etc. than women, whilst I rarely find women who want to discuss these things. But more women seem interested in emotional exchange and more capable of offering and receiving comfort and advice.

    Of course there's also the matter of attraction. Being a heterosexual male means I have to consider how I come across to the opposite sex in a different way than I do to the same sex. This can often change the nature of the interaction - we want to attract women and impress men. I think that probably changes how we speak, what we speak about, our general attitude. It also changes how comfortable we are in a social situation. That all influences how well we 'get along'.

    A straight guy might feel more relaxed around a bunch of guys because there isn't that pressure to appear attractive.

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    • Took all the words out my mouth, at least for me being it's a straight man's perspective. I can't vouch for homosexuals seeing that I'm not, but I will say that not counting the stereotypical homosexuals (i.e. cross dressing, over exceptional homosexuals), homosexuals of both sex's are actually quite easy to talk to especially lesbians. I don't know why, but they're fun to talk to, it's like a woman's perspective in a more laid back way, casual way. I even remember having a workout buddy who was gay he was pretty cool, for a whole 2 months I never knew he was gay till he finally told me, nowadays we are still friends and invite him over to bar BQ's along with his boyfriend.

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