I (20F) only really ever had friends who were girls/women. I’m can still be shy any stranger, but I’ve always been kinder and more open with girls. But with guys I get so nervous I come off as cold and short. I grew up with my only experiences with guys outside my family being negative so I think that’s where it comes from as a defense mechanism. Now that I’m in college and most guys are mature and aren’t horrible to me I feel pretty bad about it. I’m content with my friendships with girls, but I’ve really I shut down a lot of potential friendships on accident because of this.