Who do you best relate to?

[Barbara Ella]

I now know why i liked to hang out at the secretary's desks rather than in the hall with the "guys" Did not have a clue back then while doing it, but it just felt more appropriate. Who knew?

Barbara

[S. Lisa Smith]

I have always related better to women than men. I tend to stay and talk to the women rather than talk sports with the guys.

[elizabethamy]

I now know why i liked to hang out at the secretary's desks rather than in the hall with the "guys" Did not have a clue back then while doing it, but it just felt more appropriate. Who knew?

Barbara

This was exactly my story, too, Barbara! It went on for years at most of the offices where I worked in early and mid career. I had no clue that it was an indicator of my TG personality, but I was definitely different in that way from all the other men, and though the office setup is not like that now, I'm still the only male who has an easy rapport with the secretaries and hangs out with them on breaks...interesting. Your post is kind of an aha moment for me. Thanks!

elizabethamy

[noeleena]

Hi,

I know some women would rather be around & talk with men & would interact better than with other women,

I never interacted with men as a man would , yes i had to work under & with men , yet i did not relate with them because of not being a full man / male ,

I did have to talk with men concerning work & yes heavy machinery & with in the building & sites i was on , i tryed i never got it right,

As to mens groups i had a lot of issues just being around them being a part of a group i knew i could never be a part of that, really i was not comfortable around men.

So unless i ...had... to i keeped to my self a lot.
what makes it harder is when your perceved as male & your not really accepted by male or female ,
so i just lived with that, so friendships with men never happened, friendships with women very few , because i treated girls as sisters, i really did not wont a girl friend i needed a sister,

Never mind my life is where it should be , & i can interact with , be with & work with girls & women & there is no issues no problems & have some very close women friends .

I would have four women friends who i have & still do know going back 50 & 39 years, & Jos knows them as well.i do have a few men friends who im comforable with who are in our groups & i work with some of those,

As to Archery im one of those & a member of our S C A group, we would have both men & women about 40 of us about 20 of us are women. & i compete against some very good Archers ,

I think im a lot better now around men & more so with women , i did learn a few things years ago so i can talk with some experance & do know what im talking about, whats funny is its coming from a woman & most men have accepted this as well. so it works well.

...noeleena...

[Laura912]

Seem to do well with women having cared for them for over 45 years, perhaps because they were treated with respect and I listened to them. They were not a threat to me as some males perceive them to be.

[Tina B.]

Even as a kid, I always seemed to drift to the room women where gathered in, rather than the room the guys would get together. When I grew up, I still find I will end up in a group talking to a couple of the ladies, a lot more than I do the men. Funny, at the same time, my wife will end up talking to the men, more than she does the women. She has always gotten along better with men.
Tina B.

[Cheryl T]

Absolutely more at ease in the company of other women...no matter what the topic of discussion.

[PretzelGirl]

It isn't about the gender to me, it is the conversation. So I may tend to talk with the ladies a little more, only because I don't care for politics, NASCAR, or college sports. After that, there are a lot of good conversations on both sides.