I was just mulling this question over myself today, because I'm in my third week at a new college, and I'm just meeting and getting to know my classmates. Since it's an interior design program, three fourths of the students are women. Most of the male students are gay, and very few students are close to my age. Even still, the few straight men who are in my classes are the ones I find myself talking to.

As far as long term friends, though, I have a few very close friends who are women, and I'd rather give up almost anything than those friendships. They are my confidants, my shoulders to cry on, my sounding boards, and the first to share my joy.

When I lived and served a church in OK, I had a group of women clergy friends and we had a CRONE ritual when each person turned 50 - celebrating the wise-woman status she had attained. Later I found a bumper sticker I love: CRONE = Creative Researcher of New Experiences! Don't you love it?

I had to laugh, KAinsworth - I have close women friends (lesbian and straight) and gay men. Last New Year's Eve, as I was AGAIN having game night with 8 gay men, they told me I had to stop this and meet some men I could actually have a romantic relationship with. They were even making suggestions - work for the Democratic Party, online dating sites, etc. It was a hoot. I promised this year I would bring a real date (this isn't working out, however).

Too bad this lesbian thing isn't more appealing to me, because my most important moments of life are usually with women! LOL

My gay male friends have a phrase for that, one that I'm not comfortable using since I'm not gay, and that they have jokingly used on me...

Yes...I'm well aware of it! :) Although, it is said with affection...LOL

WW a great loss for the local lesbian comunity no duobt! (wink)

My deerest friends are straight woman-and I am a lesbian.

....hum...nope dont have a clue why that is.

I get along fine with guys straight/gay

I just dont sleep with them.

Igot it----I can give the straight guy friends to yuo two ladys for a New Years

Present!!!!

I have a deal with my gay male friends - I'll look for them, if they'll look for me. I have fixed up a church member with a former organist of another church I served. However, I have not been returned the favor!

Yeah, send your rejects to me! If nothing else, he'll be a great partner for Spades!

Count me out. One guy is plenty, and sometimes more than enough. I always tell him that if anything ever happens to him, I'll just get another cat.

But thanks for the thought, Dodger. Nice to meet you.