I don’t have any close female friends. I have close male friends, but I feel lonely without good female friends. I don’t know why I can’t maintain close female friendships. I see women with close female friends around them and I envy them. The thing I was first struck by when I read your letter was this — you write, “I have close male friends but I feel lonely without good female friends”.

Source: Irish Examiner January 31, 2020 19:52 UTC