I've been like this for as long as I can remember. I have more guy friends/acquaintances and I find it harder to click with other women. That's not to say I don't have any female friends because I do. My four oldest friends are all women, but with life being as hectic as it is we've all sort of drifted apart and don't see each other as often or talk as much anymore. Plus they don't live very close to me now.
Lately I've been making a conscious effort to expand my circle a bit and meet some more people. I live with my boyfriend and I would definitely consider him to be my best friend. We're both fairly introverted (me more so) which means most of the time it's just the two of us (especially since both of our families and friends live at least 30 mins to an hour or more away) and nobody else really comes around much which is normally fine by me. But sometimes I wish I had a close friend or two to invite over.
I consider myself to be a nice person, I'm not catty or judgmental, I'm laid back and get along with just about everyone. Since I am introverted I'm also typically very reserved when I first meet someone which probably causes people to assume I'm stuck up or snobby. But that's not really an aspect of my personality that I can change.
What normally happens when I meet a new potential female friend is we'll talk for a bit and then it slowly starts to taper off. I'm not boring, at least I don't think I am, so what could be the reason for this? Any suggestions are much appreciated. My boyfriend thinks it has to do with them being intimidated or jealous of me somehow but I don't know.
I do have mild social anxiety and so this issue is definitely making me feel even more anxious about the fact that it's so hard for me to find female friends.