[TalonDJ]

Being more than casual friends with someone requires effort of some level. The more you have in common with someone the less real effort it takes. People put out effort to be friends for a reason. With family usually the common blood is enough that very little effort is required. With old friends common history makes the effort also very small. For males the only reason to expend that effort to be friends with a female is the potential. If the woman takes that away then there is no reason to expend that effort anymore.

Does all that sound kinda coldly analytical? It is but it is still true.

[processing please hold]

I was too busy raising my kids and taking care of my husband to have friends. I only needed one friend, and that was my husband. I never felt the need for more.