Sophie's Socks and Stuff

I'm really quite bored at the moment and feel like I'm a bit of a crossroads in my life careerwise (many options and no easy simple choice) which I'll probably moan about in another post soon.

Anyway I was thinking about how I've been thoroughly miserable in my current project so long and it struck me just how much female friends, colleagues and general company I keep. I live with my boyfriend and mostly socialise with him and his, mainly male, friends - most of the females in that group tend to me girlfriends that I usually don't know as well as the blokes. Also in my work the only other researchers and supervisors in my lab are male although fortunately there is a part time female student I see every so often in the office. It does seem strange to spend whole bunches of days only speaking to people of a single gender.
It's quite strange as even since I was little, I've probably got on better with boys, but I think that the current balance is rather unhealthy and I could do with a bit more emotional support and empathy (is that what I mean - my brain is a bit thick these days) every so often and which is usually a lot more forthcoming and easier to get from women.