>But, I
>don't stay as connected w/ them as I much as I might want to,
>b/c they are all married, live in another state, or are w/
>children. It's like, we become divided into different 'tribes'
>after adulthood, based on who's single, who's not, who's
>married, who's not, who has children, who doesn't, who's gay,
>who isn't, who's Christian/Muslim/Yoruba/Akan, who's not. It's
>difficult. All of those divisions don't exist when you are a
>girl, and you can just hold hands, and skip, and chatter, and
>do girl-stuff together. I watch my niece(10 years) do this,
>and wonder, how many of these girls will maintain
>relationships w/ her when she is my age(old).
>

word.

plus i've always found myself leaning on my male friends vs. my female ones. i've always surrounded myself with more "older brothers" and the like than with other women.

as i get older, i'm beginning to see the importance of female friendships.

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