true friendship

I have always trotted out the same phrase that I make friends easier with men than women but the last two weekends have opened my eyes up to that not quite being the case. I think on one level men seem to get me more quickly than the majority of women I meet and socially it has always been easier to be in a male dominated environment than female - ironic given that I went to an all girls school. But I now realise that although I may not have hordes of female friends and be the Girl Most Other Girls Want To Be Friends With, the female friends I do have are very special and certainly without them the last year would have been a lot tougher. My midweek glasses of wine with Ros punctuate the long working week perfectly and we seem to be able to cover a myriad of topics every time. A lunch with Bella was funny and chat filled. And I am lucky enough that the photography club has thrown up not just people with the same hobby but a new friend who is as unpc and coarse as me - and brilliant at producing those communications which result in a coffee down the nose moment at work. Then a brunch with Hannah who I havent worked with for nearly two years but who is always so pleased to see me and me her. Next month should see a gathering of the Beccy High Crew - the five of us covering every statistic for our generation - divorces, marriages, single parenthood, high fliers, cruisers (me!). But no matter the interval between meets, we revert back to the five school girls messing about in the common room.

I am lucky to have some very good girl friends. Not forgetting my best friend.....