Sociologists have long known that the way we do friendship now is not the way it has always been. However, you’re not a sociologist (well not an employed one anyway) so check this out to start understanding that there is something contrary to human nature about how we do friendship then work to change that; both for your health all those other guys who just want someone to hang out with.
http://www.vice.com/en_us/read/why-men-lose-friends-in-their-20s?utm_source=vicefbusads
As I read through some of these stories it becomes obvious to me why I have tried to establish friendships with women recently.