How I did it: It kind of snuck up on me.  It helped that I focused on joining groups of women and hanging out with the women in a mixed group more often.  (Even though I'm still generally more comfortable around men rather than women if I don't know the person.)  I also learned to do some of the more girly things like give advice, be over the top excited about some things and talk about problems forever.  I've even started to like doing those things. It helps if you get positive feedback for doing it.

Lessons & tips: Be patient.  Enjoy all your friends.  Trust your instincts.



I'm actually very disappointed in the 43 things page for this goal.  It
reads like a cheap internet site for companionship.  I think the
majority of people that seriously take on this goal are women looking
for women friends, not men from Ubezikstan or the like looking for
female friends.  Yuck.  I didn't find much inspiration here because I had to wade through all those come-ons.

Dec 29, 2009, 07:30AM PST | 1 comment | 1 cheer