What kind of man has time to have women who are friends? Married men with kids sure as shit don't. And young single guys should be spending their time working on improving themselves. Being a friend with a woman is like dating her, but with none of the benefits or chance of having a family together. You have to put up with text messages at all hours, listen to her complaining about imaginary problems, be a free handyman and mover for her and all her friends, etc. Who would do that?