Do You Have a Same-Sex or Opposite Sex 'Best Friend'?
SodaHead Living
2012/04/19 21:00:00
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Best friends forever? Not quite. At least not if you consider your "best friend" to be the person you speak to most often on the phone. Starting at age 18 for women and 22 for men, people usually have an opposite-sex "best friend," according to a new study.
A woman's primary phone contact in her 20s is usually male (most likely her boyfriend or husband, but for the study's purposes, her "best friend"); but by the time she's 45, she'll probably be chatting with another woman -- most likely her daughter -- more than anyone else, LiveScience reports. Moreover, the male BFF is likely to get dumped long before the woman hits 45; she keeps him around for about 14 years, until she's around 32, and then prefers the conversation of other women.
A woman's primary phone contact in her 20s is usually male (most likely her boyfriend or husband, but for the study's purposes, her "best friend"); but by the time she's 45, she'll probably be chatting with another woman -- most likely her daughter -- more than anyone else, LiveScience reports. Moreover, the male BFF is likely to get dumped long before the woman hits 45; she keeps him around for about 14 years, until she's around 32, and then prefers the conversation of other women.
"The male, who is presumably initially the boyfriend and later the husband, is flipped out into second place, replaced with what we take to be a daughter," said study researcher Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist at the University of Oxford, according to LiveScience.
Men, however, are more likely to have a female "best friend" their entire lives, most probably their girlfriend or wife. (We have to chuckle a little bit here: How many guys do you know who actually spend a ton of time chatting with other guys on the phone?) We're not sure we'd define our "best friend" strictly as the person we speak to most often on the phone, but it's food for thought nonetheless. Is your best friend the same sex as you are, or the opposite sex?
Top Opinion
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Mr Wayne 2012/04/19 21:30:28
I also have several other great friends, whom are male, but really, only one best girlfriend. I just can’t seem to figure girls out, even if I am one!
-If your partner isn't your best friend, don't get married!-
Soo whats a best friend?
My females friends who have these characteristics say most people think they are a bitch because they are confident, independent and say what they mean. I find it refreshing.
I am not a young woman, and I am married, so I'm not looking for someone to hook up with. I just enjoy good conversations with men. I love looking at things from a different perspective.
Have a fabulous evening!!!!!