To think having friends of all genders is healthy

I think it's better and I've also always preferred mixed workplaces.

Astonishing the number of people on this thread who want to tell OP what she meant. Do you not think you're being a tad arrogant?

(Edited to add that I missed where OP clarified, so fair enough. Still think it was arrogant to be correcting them in the first place, though.)

You're right, if we all had friends of many genders the world would be a much more understanding place

I was just going to say the same thing. If the thread read friends with both sexes but I’m not up for all the other nonsense. I’ve got lots of friends of both sexes doesn’t everyone nowadays?

Can I just say one thing ( I had a whole thread about it). I am in my 50s and find some of my older male friends are just getting distant or don't care. They seem to be less social with everyone, not just women.

Nope. DH has male friends and I have female friends. We have combined couple friends but I don't have direct contact (calling, texting, individual meet ups) with the husbands, only the wives.

As you get older yes. When younger, probably too much sexual tension around to be 100% just friends.

Not to a lot of people on here, any time I point out on one of the many threads about loneliness that they would double their chances of making friends if they didn’t discount half the human race.

I think it's very healthy to have friends of both sexes.

You usually find the opposite answer of MN where husbands are absolutely NOT allowed to have female friends, and I've found it to be true in real life to some extent. I had a large group of male friends, I now only am in regular touch with a handful. The rest i dont see because their wives dont like a female being in a male group and find it weird (this is known not assumption)
And best friends with one.

I also had a big mixed group of uni friends. We are all still close, but I do tend to see 2 or 3 of the women more than the men. Though we all are in contact every day or 2. In fact my DHs BF is one of my old uni flatmates (he's still my good friend too)
But I will see or talk to the guys every week or so.

Meeting friends in later life it has tended to be more women for me.

I went to all mixed schools, lived in mixed dorms and houses at uni and did mixed sports

DH went to all boys school, lived with blokes at uni and was a rugby arsehole.
He also only had brothers. Until he met me he had no female friends. He now does, he met some through me, he is very friendly with one of my friends, they like the same sport and other hobbies and work in the same industry. So will socialise without me. He's also made some other female friends through coaching. Its good for him. I like how he can see a more female perspective, and not just think its my personality.

I think the points been made now the Ops meant sex not gender let's not derail the thread with repetitive posts.

Yup, sadly my experience too. As a younger woman I could have superficial friendships with men, but that that vast majority of men only invested time in a deeper friendship with me if they were hoping to sleep with me. Once it became clear that wasn't going to happen, they lost interest.

So I'm a bit cynical about male/female friendships, but my teen DC do seem to have more genuine friends of both sexes, so it would be wonderful if attitudes are shifting.

One of the enjoyable things about middle age is being able to really enjoy men's company in a purely platonic way with no sense of having to be on my guard.

I agree. I don't think it's just men in their 40s who cannot relate or have a clue about how to interact with women, there are plenty a lot older than that.

People who don't have male and female friends are weird..

Tells me they are excluding an entire category based on prejudice and stereotypes , instead of treating people as individuals. So weird, to put it nicely.

I don’t know enough people to be friends with at least one of each gender. I could never be that popular, even if I had the time.

Can we start an an app bit like Pokémon go to make sure we can collect them all?

I think it's probably impossible to have friends of all genders nowadays!

I agree that it's probably good and healthy to have friends of both sexes.

What about people who don't believe in genders?

I don't enjoy being around men as a sex in general, due to life experiences, so wouldn't be interested in finding one to be mates with. I'm certain that none are sad about that.

I have enduring friendships with both sexes, as does DP. It's absolutely normal, I would have thought?

75 genders no.
Both sexes, yes.

Absolutely. I have some great friends of both sexes - I think it's really important to be able to maintain platonic friendships with both men and women.

I grew up with a mix of male and female friends. Every male friend I had tried to get me into bed at some point or another so now I have only female friends.

I hardly think that makes me unbalanced or not well rounded. My experiences of male friendships have been less than stellar.

All genders? There's only men and women.

Yes it's healthy to have friends of both sexes.

Most sixth forms are co-Ed.

Every modern sports club I can think of welcomes both sexes. Every employer.

I have a male drinking buddy I've known for 40 years.

I don't see an issue.

Apart from a few couple friends with DH, I only have women* friends and don't see any problem with that. I'm very well rounded I can assure you.

*The vagina kind