Why are you hanging out with just boys?

@jenni7202 (1598)
United States
April 17, 2008 3:52pm CST
My sister likes to hang out with her friends, yeah that's okay, right? Well, we have a bit of a problem with her hanging out with JUST boys. It's okay if she's hanging out with a girlfriend, and maybe a boy or two, but just boys by herself is a little bit much. We know (my parents and I) what boys think, especially when they are alone with a girl. What do you think on the subject?
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16 responses
• United States
17 Apr 08
Okay, well I think (and by I, I mean the sister she's talking about) that my parents and her should trust me, and my guys. Guys are better to hang out with, girls start too much drama, it's annoying. So hanging out with my guys is what I do. And they're not like what she says "all guys are like", I'm Tippy, so they don't think that about me. Not saying they don't think like that, just not towards me. They're like my brothers. Sooo..in conclusion I think they should all lighten up and let me hang out with my guys! Hanging out JUST in school doesn't cut it anymore, it's school, so it's boring. LET ME BREATHE A LITTLE PLEASE!?
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
18 Apr 08
I tend to agree with you. I was just like that as a teen and I had a daughter like that and to be honest, I would think they would be more concerned if you were spending all your time with just one guy. So you have a vote from me in your favor.
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@gemini_rose (16264)
17 Apr 08
I always used to hang out with boys as well, I had girl friends but they did not seem to see things the same way as me, yet boys understood me perfectly. I was just one of the boys, they never looked at me in the way that they would maybe look at other girls as to them I was just one of them. I can understand your worries though, my mum would have had a fit if she had known who I was really hanging around with!!
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
18 Apr 08
I had almost solely guy friends when I was a kid, and some of those relationships were totally platonic while others weren't. I don't think you can really judge what is going on just by the fact that her friends are all boys. It's not fair to say that she needs to choose different friends just because you assume the boys are thinking something they might not be thinking.
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@jenni7202 (1598)
• United States
18 Apr 08
That's not hte main reason why. It's because she wants to hang out alone with only boys. She is only 16 years old, and she doesn't listen to anyone, including our parents. She drives me nuts. She doesn't understand, that just because she trusts these boys, doesn't mean that we do, and she won't even let us meet them in order for us to get a better judgement of them. We just don't feel comfortable with a young girl just hanging around with only boys, and it's not because of what they are thinking.
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@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
18 Apr 08
Jenni, I was going to respond to your comment, but I think raz got across what I was thinking... Raz, as usual, we're on the same page.
@carolscash (9492)
• United States
18 Apr 08
Well, you don't say how old your sister is but I also had several male friends and spent a lot of time with them. I never done anything wrong because they were my friends. Maybe she just feels that they treat her better than her female friends. I would say that until she gives you reason to not trust her that you just trust her instincts and let her be happy.
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@jenni7202 (1598)
• United States
18 Apr 08
She is 16 years old, and never listens to our parents or me for that matter. She thinks she can do just whatever she wants, whenever she wants, and doesn't care what any of us think.
@julyteen (13252)
• Davao, Philippines
19 Apr 08
many thinks if that if a girl hang outs with boys maybe they taught that girl is a lesbian. Not at all, some girls felt comfortable to hang out boys because they feel safe and respected specially if they are her close friend unlike girls that gossip will always be in their mind. I have friend girl she like to hang out with us boys because of that reason and we really respect her.
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• United States
18 Apr 08
I know lots of girls that just hang out with guys. During the teenage years, girls can be really mean (sort of like the movie Mean Girls, it explains it perfectly). Don't listen to my input though, the only person I would trust asking this question would be a child psychiatrist.
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@MGjhaud (23240)
• Philippines
18 Apr 08
For me it's okay, as long as your sister knows what she's doing or knows her limitations when it comes to guy friends. When I was i high school and in college, most of my friends are guys but I don't do things like play basketball or something like that. I just find myself comfotable talking to them. Unlike with girls, they keep talking about their crushes and shopping. I'm not into those actually. hehehe..
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@AJ1952Chats (2332)
• Anderson, Indiana
18 Apr 08
Sounds to me as if your sister is pretty safe. She's probably thought of as just one of the boys or else some kind of little sister or buddy. If she hasn't hung a red light in her bedroom window, all of those boys are probably hanging out with her just because they like being around here. In time, one or two of them might begin to notice her in a different way, but I think it will be a different way with respect.
@avonrep1 (1862)
• United States
18 Apr 08
I always hung out with the boys and they just considered me one of the boys, they were my guys. They still are my guys, though we don't hang out as much as we did when we were young. What I don't understand is why people think that girls and boys should be friends and hang out. I have friends of both sexes, but most of my good friends, my childhood friends are guys. I know that they would be there for me in a heart beat, as would their wives now that they are married.
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@mnflower (1299)
• United States
18 Apr 08
The simply answer to that is me as a women when I was a child I always hung around the guys also because girls can be way more abusive and stab you in the back in a minute unlike all the guys I hung out. Until this day I tend to have more male friends and hang with them instead of woman cause they can be very vinditive. A man will not run to everyone if you tell them something and start silly rumors of personal things as a woman will. never in my life have I had a male tell me they slept with my best girlfriend unlike another woman would so that is why your sister is probably hanging out with the guys, someone along the way has hurt her, so she has resorted to taking it to the guys where he is trusted and abused.
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
18 Apr 08
I wouldn't worry unless you have more to go on. I used to hang out with boys more than girls just becuz I was more comfortable with them. It was nothing at all. I have a daughter that was the same way....she is absolutely georgeaus and I am sure that most of them did have a crush on her but she was just like one of the guys and really did not get into guys at all until she was almost 17. That is when she hung with one guy almost exclusively.
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@rhane7315 (5649)
• Philippines
18 Apr 08
i also loves to hang out with boys because i can relate to them and they're not plastic lol because in our school most girls were plastic so i like to be friends with boys. but i stop hanging out with my boy classmates/friends when i already have a boyfriend
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@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
18 Apr 08
Well, my sister hangs out with her highschool "GUYS" classmate every weekends. I don't think there is something wrong with that as long as I know what they are doing. They are good guys, they really treat my sister like their own sister too. Just friends. They sometimes hang out at home to watch movies etc.. As long as the guys are good guys then nothing to worry about.
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• China
18 Apr 08
Maybe because she is a girl.Gilrs prefer to hang out with boys,because jealous among girls makes them difficult to get along with each other.I think the sister hasn't found a sincere girl friend.
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@jairgirl (2877)
• United States
17 Apr 08
hello, i prefer to have guy friends than girl friends and i do love to hang out with them than girls, i did that when i was in college and i feel more protected that way coz they all treat me like a little sister. i feel it all depends on what kind of guy friend your sister have coz i do pick friends BUT sometimes looks doesnt justify what kind of person he is (dont judge a book by its cover). also, not all guys thinks nasty or differently if there is one girl in the group, like i said they treat me like a little sister and none of them think otherwise. i was judge for such preference but i dont care since i know myself better than anybody else's does and maybe your sister have the same reasoning like mine (she just dont like the emotional culture and fussiness of girls ) OR maybe deeper than that. if this really bothers you and your parents maybe you guys will talk to your sister so you understand the reason behind it and maybe help her understand why you oppose it. anyway, hope all works well. takecare!
• United States
17 Apr 08
When I was younger I used to be a tom boy. I like to do things boys did, and most things considered "girly" were not of interest to me. Guys way of thinking just seemed more interesting and fun to me. I was considered one of them, and if one of them had a crush on me, they kept it to themselves. But now I've grown and I'm hang mostly with girls, but I do still have some good guy friends. Also I spending the time I did with boys allowed me to understand how they think and I understand them more than most girls. So it has benefited me to some degree. I don't think you should worry, you can't choose her friends, or force her to be friends with the people you like. Maybe if a girl with her way of thinking comes around, they'll become friends.
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