Now, as I'm writing this, I realize yet another reason for my preference of females to males in friendships, and I wonder why it has taken me so long to come to this realization. Competition is a part of human nature, no matter what you're doing, you're always trying to match or beat somebody else's standards. This happens much more frequently between members of the same sex. Most people take it as a given that it happens with females in high school because they are constantly competing for the attention of the male population. Unfortunately, that interest often dictates their entire behavior and personality structure.
Males also compete rather intensely, however, especially in developed social hierarchies.
While females compete for attention, males compete for dominance. This competition for control was apparent to me in my middle school clique. I had been the figurehead though 6th and 7th grade, but in 8th grade, an outsider entered and challenged my status. I was ousted, and spent that year in misery, being degraded by my friends. I first dropped all masks at Writers Camp.