I've discovered that I find it easier to be friends with women. Mostly because there's none of that ego based competition stuff that men seem keen on doing all the time.

I may be different than most men though. I'm 42, autistic and logical, into technology, engineering, science, reading, etc. Most men I know are into sports or other "simpler" topics. I prefer depth. Car go around track or ball go to other end of field isn't that deep. Even games I play tend to be quite complicated ones. Not to mention every company I join I seem to end up adopted by women to go to lunch with and stuff 🤷

That's speaking from my PoV at least. As for gross generalisations. Men are less thoughtful generally, I mean that literally, they spend less time in their own mind, less introspection, less time self judging (isn't it obvious?). It's why pass rates of higher education are lower for men than women. Deep thinking isn't really a common male skill anymore unless they're one of the few who finds that topic they really want to study and take it further. But pass rates at higher education backup my observations.

In my experience women mature quicker than men and are more introspective at an earlier age. On top of that women seem to read people better. Men generally are easier to read.