I do not have a lot of female friends. It's not completely on purpose, mind you, maybe it's just harder for me to deal with the drama that can come with female friends. My oldest friend is a female friend, and thank goodness for her because she smacks me back into reality when I need it. However aside from her the only females in my life aren't that close. I was starting to grow close with the teacher I am mentoring, until it was pointed out that I have this quasi-supervisory role in her life so I really shouldn't blur the lines.
Yet, at the same time I am kind of a believer in males and females really cannot be friends. Well, straight males and straight females that is. I really wish I had a gay male friend.
Anyway, the point is that at times (like now) I mourn the fact that I don't really have people with whom I can share my problems.