Boys high in cognitive empathy attracted an average of 1.8 more girl friendships

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7 pointskevindeasis5 comments

Don't want to rain on the parade, but from the viewpoint of someone with lots of empathy, all it really brings in the long run is 1.8 times more 'best friend' girls!

Which is nice in some ways, but not necessarily when you are in your 20s ;-)

Yeah, I was gonna say, this seems like a pre-req to being friend-zoned and "just like a brother" to lots of girls.

Not that there is anything wrong with that!

My best (girl) friend of 30 years told me recently that one of her deepest regret was to have friend-zoned me. So see, empathy works in the end, just too late ;-)

My first thought, too: Friend-zoned.

Just went through it again, recently. Love her. She loves me. But, as a friend.

just get one of your best friend girls to hook you up.

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