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How do you get along the opposite gender?
Understand the differences and similarities of both genders, and learn how to get along with each other. Establish good interpersonal relationships, enrich your social life….
- Understand each other.
- Accept each other.
- Look for similarities.
- Learn from each other.
- Complement each other.
- Choose friends carefully.
- Be sincere.
Is friendship with opposite gender is different from your friendship with the same gender?
Although, the dynamics of male-male friendships and female-female friendships are more similar than they are different, there remains a difference in how the genders view and engage in friendships. While one is more casual (male friendships), the other is more intimate and personal (female friendships).
What is the difference between sex and gender?
Sex refers to “the different biological and physiological characteristics of males and females, such as reproductive organs, chromosomes, hormones, etc.” Gender refers to “the socially constructed characteristics of women and men – such as norms, roles and relationships of and between groups of women and men.
What makes you attracted to someone?
According to professor Claire Hart, who teaches a module on the psychology of attraction at University of Southampton, there are five main determinants of attraction: physical attractiveness, proximity, similarity, reciprocity and familiarity.
What are the benefits of opposite gender friendships?
Compelling reasons to befriend someone of the opposite sex: This person can offer alternate viewpoints on various life situations that you might not receive from the same sex, offering a more diverse view of things. Befriending someone of the opposite sex teaches you to expand your ideas of who a good friend can be.
Why are we attracted to who we are attracted to?
First, we tend to be drawn to people who are similar to us. We’re commonly attracted to those who remind us of loved ones, such as parents, former significant others, or friends. “Subconsciously, hormones are activated because the other person has triggered some kind of similarity or resemblance,” says Beverly B.