More Common to have Friends of Opposite Sex?

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Over the years, it seems to me that I've had a tendency to form closer & more lasting friendships with females than with males. Not completely - and not counting romantic relationships - but all in all, I've found girls/women to accept me more readily. Certainly, I have issues with "male bonding" - for instance, I don't worship any professional sports teams, I'd rather go home & read than go out for a beer, etc.

Right this moment, the two human beings I'm most likely to turn to when I need to talk with someone are women. Coincidence? Or does this sound like a trait related to AS?

I can kind of relate to what you're saying. I'm not sure about it being a trait related to AS, although I have no care for sports either and don't care much for other things which typical males would do (I've been asked if I was gay so many times). I find that girls are generally more accepting than most guys as they tend to judge me less and are easier to relate to.

The genders of my friends would be a 1:1 ratio when it comes to comparing males and females. I prefer the company of both although I find that girls are a lot easier to talk to about certain things.

Edit: If you can, mabye you should add a poll option for having the same amount of male and female friends

Metaphorically I hold second rank at the Ancient Order of Male Nerds Lodge,
which is haunted by the ghost of a "No Girls Allowed" sign.

Nerds nice. We talk about dreams and stuff. Chicks mean. They make trouble.

that was wierd (well the browser, not me)

I tend to get along with women better than men. Of course, I work where there's more women than men, anyways..

Women aren't as about 'competition' as men can be. I get along fine with men too, just in case anyone's wondering...

I'm usually about 50/50. Right now I have more female friends than male just because of where I work. At university I had more male then female because there was a larger male enrolement in the sciences. Out of my two closest friends at the moment, one is male, one female. You get the pattern.

I've always gotten along better with females more than males. Males and I always seem to butt heads. The female friends I have now and those from the past always listen to what I have to say. While I am mostly masculine, it's nice to drop it every once in a while and let your more gentle feminine side shine.

I have very few friends..as in people that I am close with and see all the time and can relate to...and they are both men (who I am also dating..they know about each other and are friends too...). I like other females....but there seem to be too many crossed wires between us, unfortunately, I also seem to have some sort of deep seated trust issues with other women..for reasons I cannot completely understand....but I am always very excited when I think I have made a female friend, and always disappointed once it turns out that I was wrong . I wish I better knew how to do it.

I've always been much better friends with guys than girls. My best friend is my BF, I have a guy friend at work, and the only chick friend I have is actually a butch les on the weekends. Seriously.

remake your post/poll
be sure to ask the same question,
but split the question to include if the person answering the poll is male or female.

Almost all of my history, I've had more male friends than female. (I'm male) But at the same time, most of my closest friends have been female. I don't know why, but it seems like I connect better on a personal level with women than men on average.

I´m a woman, and almost all of my closest friends are men....of course, they are all gay men, so what does that mean?
For some reason, gay men are by far the easiest social group for me (oh, and children). They seem to accept me readily and instantly. Straight men, however, are another story. Still trying to figure that one out...

I've never had a female "friend".

opppsite sex is no big difference, its only one chromosome

Oh I WISH I had more friends of the opposite sex.

Well, I guess it depends. I'm into more things boys would like (video games, computers, etc.), however, I still have a girly side. But I have little in common with the people I live with.

I don't have very many friends of either gender. I'm neutral there for that reason.