No, I Do Not, In Fact, Want Your Husband

Okay, so i need to tell you all a little bit about my personality so this makes sense.

I am a very friendly person. I love to meet new people and if they are resonably fun/interesting people i get to know them. I am also a nerd. Nerdy girls you apparently dont run across often. (or so I'm told... i know many nerdy girls.. whatev) Anyway I also get along with the male species far more than the female. I find females a pain in the ass and dont like to deal with the crap they put out... granted i am female so.. yes i do understand i put out lots of crap also. (Also don't get me wrong i have many female friends who i love and value very dearly) But bottom line... i get along with guys far more than girls. I like things that go boom and some spaceship awesomeness and men in tights saving the world. i do. ergo why i get along with guys far more.

So here we go.

I am apart of this group called the SCA. The SCA is "The Society for the Creative Anachronism" (an international organization that recreates art and skills pre-17th century europe.)((if you want more look it up)) Anyway, I became involved last september but was aware of it last July. I met a wonderful individual by the name of Wolf. Wolf is a really awesome guy and a really awesome friend. Well through Wolf i have met so many interesting individuals. I have also noticed that the majority i am befriending are of the male gender. Okay, not a problem right? I just get along with guys so it's no big deal. Well that is where you are wrong. I unfortunately believe i have been put under the category as a woman who only "flirts" with married men. Which granted the majority of the people i have befriended are in fact married men.. which doesnt help my case.

This frustrates me so very much. I know that it shouldnt. The evidence is sound. And im sure there are plenty of woman out there who actually do make this their practice. I, for the record, do not. I cannot help that i have befriended many married men and actually enjoy hanging out with them ... AS FRIENDS... yes... i said it. I don't really know a way to fix this false categorization of me. There probably isn't. I have tried to befriend the wives too, but honestly the interests arent the same so we bored each other. which is frustrating as well.

This is just a small rant that has been building up inside me since I got back from Gulf Wars. Don't be get me wrong. I love the SCA. I really do, but I will admit one of the main reasons I have started "hard fighting" in the SCA is because it gives me a better reason to hang out with my friends of the married male gender types. (also for the record. i did really enjoy hard fighting. it is quite a rush. really love it... just for the record.)

So. Yes. i know. this is very ranty... and kind of whiney.. but i haven't updated in a while. and meh. This frustrates me to no end.

Can I not just be who I am, and be friends with who I choose to be friends with? Without the categorization?

<3sMK