Men Can and Should be Friends with Women
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@Kaefer1973
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Twice I had it happen to be shot down by a woman I was only interested in in a friendship way in the first place. It's actually quite awkward, should you be honest and respond with nope I never ever regarded you with any kind of romantical or physical interest for a second? Or should you lie and act as if you think it to be regrettable but ask to be remain friends anyway?
@skainovember7262
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Love your take on Broad City.
@rachelb.684
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I'm bisexual so if I didn't become friends with someone purely because there's a possibility I could be attracted to them, I'd have no friends
@msevelynleyva
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I've heard many straight guys say that they can't be just friends with a girl because they always develop romantic feelings for them
@katpiercemusic
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
This is very interesting to me, because I don't think it ever occurred to me that men and women couldn't be friends. Sure I realize that individual men and women might not have normal healthy friendships with people of the opposite sex because they are too focused on romantic/sexual relationship or because they have trust issues, or because they are so deep into the friend zone mentality that the perceive any request of friendship as a rejection of some sort, but I never realized that that this was a wider issue in some circles. Sometimes it feels like there is a shortage of really great people in the world, so why would anyone reduce their chances of having these amazing people in their lives because of gender, race or culture?
@ashleygrant6857
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
man, I wish I could go back to being this naive.
@IAmTimbo
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I've watched so many of this guy's videos and he should be a teacher. He's much more interesting than most of my teachers to be honest. He should teach some sort of liberal art!
@elizabetholiviaclark
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Guys make great friends! So do women. It's not about gender at all. It's not as though we're different species, and for that matter, my parrot is a great friend.
@notlookinforahug
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
This beta… wtf?
@nadiar8555
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Exactly!
@AnthonySchaible
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Hey, could you cover the changing image of eSports? I think your videos are the shit and I'd like to hear your opinions on the subject.
@rayannoninnes6573
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I just don't like those girls that say "every girl needs a gay bestfriend".
And then when they think a certain straight guy is gay because of the clothes he wears or because of his diverse interests, they give him shit for "not discovering it yet" or "admitting to it".
People just need to chill, and try to be more open-minded.
@rubymickey155
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I do not believe in friendships with women. I just don't want to work that hard. I asked a woman that I tried to be friends with, why if there is no sex involved must I do all the work? Why am I responsible for the conversation? Why is it my job to decide where to go, what to do? Why must I lead and constantly navigate your wants and needs. I mean were supposed to be equal aren't we? Poor girl, she called me up (on her own initiative!) and tried talking sports… I told her that the baseball season ended two months ago.
My wife is my only female friend….and that's enough!
@misszombiesue
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I've never met a guy who said he can't be friends with females, but unfortunately I meet females all the time who say that women make terrible friends.
@Wander85942
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
My best friend is a guy, we have a similar background and experiences, but our stories are different. It isn't impossible to have such a relationship in some ways it's easier
@LexTorres787
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Broad City is terrible, only reason I watched it was to give it a chance but it failed me and I only watched it after it failed me was for Hannibal Burress.
@tarynwyss
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
hey kevin i was wondering if in a video you could touch on your opinions about how some think that males tend to think that its much better to be male than female.for example its completely fine for a girl to play video games and shop in the mens clothing department. but when men wear skirts or makeup or act more feminine its considered degrading. a lot of guys i know will use "gay" as an insult on a regular basis. i am obviously against this because sexuality shouldnt label who you are, but it still happens. because of things like this, a lot of people seem to think that guys think there should be less femininity in the world and all genders should be like them. i dont personally believe thats completely true and obviously not all people of one gender think or act the same. i was just hoping you could respond with your opinion on this or make a video about it. thanks for reading, keep up the awesome videos!
@apexpredator114
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
im a straight male and most of my friends are female. "how does he do this?" you might ask yourself, but if you were to take 2 minutes to reevaluate your life, you would find that its the same as making friends with men. be nice, be relate-able, be funny. and also, make friend with people who have similar interests as you. you're not going to be friends with everyone, so decide what you like, what you like in other people, and make sure you know what they don't like in other people, so you don't come off as an asshole. that's pretty much it.
@PocketSizedOwlHikari
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Having grown up as an unattractive straight tomboy, the majority of my friends throughout my life have been guys, and they have definitely been better friends to me than the females.
@joseeallard6696
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I have 50/50 men and women friends and you know what? I find friendships with men a lot less complicated than with women. It's easier to argue with men because there's rarely emotional stuff involved, they seem more open to others point of view and, almost all the time, they don't take it personnaly. On the other side, women are more prompt to try to comfort others when they go through a hard time, but again, it gets personnal and they want to kick the ass of the one who inflicted you pain, wich I don't find healthy or even ethical.
Woment are often judgemental about almost everything while men… Don't give a s***.
If there was a study about drama queens I think women would be high above men.
But, must give the credit to women: they are a lot more reliable than men on many levels.
That's just me though! 🙂
@futurealarms121
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Thank you, this is the only video on YouTube that's for this topic. All my friends are girls, I have a harder time getting along with men of my age group. That's my story.
@SMCarrière
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I like the cut of your jib, sir.
@NagemEiram
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Thank u for that men and women can be friends definetly
@cloxwork
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
2 broke girls is another show about single broke women, but it is too sitcom-y.
@19shybull91
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
Broad City. Broad, Broad City bitch.
@youlookdifferent
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
even if you are romantically involved with someone, if you're not their friend first and foremost, the relationship is not going to work.
@LuffyMonkey0327
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
at first i thought this was a long ad.
@Gamefreak654
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
How does one even befriend one of the opposite sex?
@emmamiller9710
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
That there are people that don't befriend people of various "kinds" for educational purposes or just cuz – y'all, people are great if you give them the opportunity to be – is very alien to me. Get with the 21st century
@CrimsonOptics
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I agree. One thing that always gets me angry is how women expect men to respect the fact that not all women are, or think the same, yet some assume certain things men do in their daily lives merely based on stereotypes. For instance: there was a moment in a video game I was playing with my male friend where their female teacher begins to hit on them and is basically seducing them into sex. These are high school students btw, not college students. He and I start talking about how that's fucked up and we don't want, and the female friend comments and says "Isn't that what most guys want anyway?" This female friend, I assume, is a feminist, because she always talks about women's issues and how women are portrayed in the media, most of which I agree with. However she makes the same generalization about men and thinks that's okay. It's these kinds of things that make me angry. If men and women were more commonly friends that shared each other's experiences with the world, then these kinds of generalizations wouldn't happen, on either side.
@ThatEflatGuy
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I'm a straight guy who has mostly female friends (GASP!)
@dangerpill2020
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
also , hollywood disagrees with you
When Harry Met Sally Men And Women Cannot Be Friends
@dangerpill2020
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
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@MrNastydread
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
the reason why I say men and women can't be friends is because opposite sex seek something that they find attractive about the person in order to be friends, and in the long run one of you, if not both of you will start to have an attraction,which will lead to the inevitable ":WHAT IF".
@TenebraeVision
April 17, 2026 at 7:41 pm
I would really like to see an video explaining why it's OK to be wrong! Seriously, people seem to think that being wrong is THE. WORST. THING. EVER.
It really is ok to be wrong, sometimes it's even good for you. I think you could kick ass with this as a concept.