Why do people seem to want girls more than boys?

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I grew up with girls and it's all I knew. I love my son and wouldn't trade him for the world! Happy that I had a boy.

[Anonymous]

I think if there is any preference that exists, it's that most people want at least one of each. They want both experiences.

[Anonymous]

I'm a woman a d always wanted to have a boy. It just depends.n

[Anonymous]

I just wanted a healthy baby. Preference for a boy. Had a boy- he is awesome- sweet, funny, active, smart.

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Anonymous wrote:Looking at the royal baby thread people seem disappointed it’s a boy rather than a boy. What’s wrong with baby boys?

Speaking for myself, girls just seem to overall be easier. Yes, they might be more dramatic and high strung but they aren't as rowdy, and I would rather deal with the emotional issues. Outside of that, the clothes are cuter, I enjoy the girly stuff more than boy stuff, and yes I do feel that they are more likely to stay close to me as adults than boys would And before anyone mentions it, of course I realize this is all highly sterotypical and there are many exceptions. There is no reason to point this out. But it does play into why I had a preference for girls.

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Anonymous wrote:I saw a national poll recently that indicated that a majority of women would choose a girl if they could only have one and men would choose a boy.

I've seen polls that say that even men have a preference for daughters now. But this is only true in western cultures. In traditional cultures there is still a preference for boys.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought everyone wants boys!

Where have you been?

[Anonymous]

I will say one reason I have a preference for girls is that I am a very shy introverted person, and suspect that any kid I have will be as well. Society seems to be more accepting of shy introverted females than males.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because I don’t want to be a MIL to a woman. I want daughters I can be close to my entire life.

Plus girls clothes are better and I enjoyed decorating their rooms.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:Because I don’t want to be a MIL to a woman. I want daughters I can be close to my entire life.

Plus girls clothes are better and I enjoyed decorating their rooms.

Better hope your daughters aren't lesbians

One of my DD’s is a lesbian. Like her straight sister, she went through a super girly phase, a tomboy phase, and a really mainstream/basic tween girl phase that was sporty without being at all butch. You would not be able to determine her sexuality from how she dressed at 3, 8, or 11. She had a brief soft-butch phase for formal occasions, but then met a girl she liked and started wearing dresses.

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Anonymous wrote:Only in liberal areas like DC. In the rest of the country/world, EVERYONE wants a boy. I’ve been to gender reveals in the Midwest where no one even tried to hide the disappointment when it was a girl. Everyone dreams of having the son/grandson that’ll be HS quarterback leading his school to the state championship.[/quote


Actually I have seen some research about this, and it's not true. There are very clear indicators that in western societies (and not just liberal areas) there has become a preference for girls Apparently in every circumstance where couples have some sort of say as to what gender they get, such as adoption, embryo transfer, etc. Couples overwhelmingly choose females. And this is not a new phenomena because I read this when I was pregnant with my first 14 years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:Better clothes

A female princess would grow up to be a major style icon.

+1

When it comes to the royal baby, this is the reason.

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Anonymous wrote:Because boys are a huge PITA.

All kids, boy or girl, can be a huge PITA!

Moreso the boys

Being a PITA is not gender-based. I’ve known lots of males AND females who are PITA. Maybe your family didn’t raise their boys properly, and that’s on all of you.

It’s not universal but it’s generally true.

Ask school principals what % of troublemakers are boys vs girls. At our school it’s 80% boys.

Being a middle school teacher has solidified my preference in wanting a girl.

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Anonymous wrote:Because I don’t want to be a MIL to a woman. I want daughters I can be close to my entire life.

Plus girls clothes are better and I enjoyed decorating their rooms.

Better hope your daughters aren't lesbians

Not all Lesbians are the same. Some like to be "girly" Look at Portia de Rossi[/quote]


Portia de Rossi is an outlier. Plus she's bi not lesbian. She dated men before Ellen.

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Anonymous wrote:Because boys are a huge PITA.

All kids, boy or girl, can be a huge PITA!

Moreso the boys

Being a PITA is not gender-based. I’ve known lots of males AND females who are PITA. Maybe your family didn’t raise their boys properly, and that’s on all of you.

It’s not universal but it’s generally true.

Ask school principals what % of troublemakers are boys vs girls. At our school it’s 80% boys.

Being a middle school teacher has solidified my preference in wanting a girl.

That’s because you’re a typical female teacher who doesn’t know how to teach boys nor are you willing to learn. The ‘problems’ you’re experiencing are your fault.