The Difference Between ChildFree Men and ChildFree Women
Has anyone but me ever noticed how different friendships are between men and women?
My husband will tell me about a coworker or friend or cousin, and I ask him the standard questions, Married? Kids? Frequently, my husband will say he doesn't know. WHY? Because it does not come up and it has no bearing on their friendship status.
When women meet, even if we have no real friendship interest in the other, we will ask the standard questions, Married? Kids? The answer to those questions determines quite a bit with women. Some insecure married women do not like to be friends with single women.
When women are friends, it is pretty much accepted that the children will be part of the friendship. Coffee? Wine? Lunch? Movie? Yeap, the kids will be there for all of it. The only way that activities are not including the kids is when they are in school or maybe at a sport or activity.
For men, they can be friends for years, hang out, do stuff together, spend lots of time together and never even MEET the other guy's kids. Why?
Why are men given a kid free pass and women are not?
I'm curious, do most of your female friends have kids? Nice article. 😊
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