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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
I don't think the anwers in this thread are representative of the average adult, seems like everyone's speaking from immature points of view. Friendship between men and women is super normal and it becomes much more common the older you get.
gpt
I feel like this comment is kinda missing the point of the thread. "Men and women can't be friends" is hyperbole, the actual meat of the discussion is that there are societal barriers that make having friends of the opposite sex harder than ones of your own. Those barriers include raising kids in segregated spaces based on sex, gender roles and expectations that separate what activities are okay (so men aren't supposed to be into shopping, make up, talking about their feelings, and women aren't supposed to be into sports, horseplay, or male dominated activities). This create segregated spaces in society that are either mostly men or mostly women. Yes, friendships can happen, but they would happen more often if these barriers didn't exist.