Women, who studied in girls only schools, how did it impact you when interacting with boys?
Women, who studied in girls only schools, how did it impact you when interacting with boys?
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Women, who studied in girls only schools, how did it impact you when interacting with boys?
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It made me shy and awkward around men, but I got better at interacting with them when i started going to a mixed school.
I went to a girl only school from 5th grade throughout high school. I was terrified of talking to boys lol. I didn’t have guy friends and didn’t even get close to dating. But I think in parts I had bad social anxiety and making friends in general was hard. But once I went to college, it all changed. I made new friends, started dating, all and all that early experience didn’t have any long lasting negative impact on my life.
It was fine. It was a little awkward, but there was an all-boys’ school that we would partner up with for community service projects and dances and football games and things like that, so we all knew guys and hung out with them. My senior year, I actually took a few coordinate classes at the boys’ school so I got a trial by fire of dealing with guys—a big help for someone who went into structural engineering!
i was scared of them!!!! And people in my school were boy obsessed when they transitioned to a mix girl! i believe it is so unhealthy to send ur child to a single sex school
I got over it to some extent when I went to university and did teaching practice in a boys school.
However, some of my problems came from having an abusive father, and those have been much more persistent.
When I went from an all girls school to a mixed school I was just really nervous around guys, especially guys I found attractive. I would stare, awkwardly laugh at everything, that type of behavior. I was also taken aback by how immature and rude a lot of them were, girls can be mean for sure but guys just straight up harass and bully you. My awkwardness around them was very short lived though, within a week I had made some male friends and realized they aren’t weird aliens lol
Lots to unpack here. I was awkward around boys growing up and talking to them was a taboo of sorts at home. So one can only imagine the curiosity around it. Engaged in way too many risky behaviors due to this kind of upbringing.
Over the years, I grew comfortable with myself and who I was and stopped looking for male validation.
That being said, I personally feel (this is purely my personal opinion and experience) men make the best company/friends. They’re able to detach from emotions/pettiness when needed and work with one another towards any common goal so even today my friend circle leans a lot towards the opposite gender.
I was in a girls school till 4th grade. When I went to a mixed school, the only difference I saw was how much louder boys are. But apart from that they were just another bunch of kids.
The realisation that boys and girls aren’t that different made it a lot easier for me to be friends with them. I was the token girl friend in a lot of my groups throughout school, and I had a LOT of fun with them.
It didn’t. Both girls and boys called me a nerd. I suppose once we had boys the violence level ratchetted up. But it was a mining town, that was a given.