I've long suspected this. Even growing up I was confused how my own mom could spend 2 hours on the phone talking to her friends and gossiping about bullshit, and then as soon as she put the phone down she'd start talking shit about her own friends that she was on the phone with. At least to me, it came off as talking shit.
Loyalty simply isn't a female quality, and I'm not even talking about cheating here.
Male friendship is completely different, and I suspect it's due to the evolutionary requirement that men from a particular group trust each other with their lives. I certainly feel that deep bond with my best friends. If you're out hunting or going to the battlefield together, the man next to you is as important as yourself. Women simply don't have an evolutionary precedent like this.
Loyalty simply isn't a female quality, and I'm not even talking about cheating here.
Male friendship is completely different, and I suspect it's due to the evolutionary requirement that men from a particular group trust each other with their lives. I certainly feel that deep bond with my best friends. If you're out hunting or going to the battlefield together, the man next to you is as important as yourself. Women simply don't have an evolutionary precedent like this.