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[quote=Anonymous]This is a spinoff of the post about men who have mostly female friends.  I'm in that situation.  Once I hit my twenties, I almost completely stopped spending time with men. The problem got worse after I got married. I can hang out with a guy once every few months if I'm lucky.  We will get a beer, go to a game or do something like that. I call guys I know and they say they want to get together, but it usually doesn't happen. The imbalance in my friendships got even worse after I got divorced.

Women ask me to do stuff with them a few times a week. Sometimes I'm asked to do stuff by women I met at school or work or my kid's school, sometimes I'm asked to do stuff by women I met on a dating app but we decided right away to just be friends (quick "friendzone"), and sometimes I'm asked by exes. Fortunately, my GF is OK with me socializing with women, even exes, as long as I tell her.  She and I are in an exclusive relationship. I usually call her right before I see another women and right after too, and sometimes I invite her along.

My question really isn't about how to handle non-sexual friendships with women.  My question is how to make male-male friendships.  Is it possible once you've hit middle age?[/quote]

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