I can think of a few women who can be "friends" with men. They tend to outliers who *accomplish things*. The "I just published my second book" or "look at this new bruise I got at my judo class last week". They're quite rare, because most female interests are actively avoided by men. No, he doesn't want to hear about Becky slighting you by sitting at a different lunch table at work, or what nonsense you watched on reality tv, or how you feel crystals will align your chakras. He actually suspects you're retarded when you bring those up. For much the same reason you suspect he ate paint chips if he tries to tell you about the "totally sweet pentakill" you got on Call of Duty last night.