Can a woman be a genuine and frank buddy to a man?

It is sometimes evident that women are not good pals to other women themselves unless there are secrets to share and keep.

Even in love a woman looks for security. Her attitude towards men is conditioned by this element of preservation of her own interests and is comfortable only when her scheme of things are not upset.

Fundamentally, there appears to be some credence to the view that a woman is more selfish than man. She cannot be a good 'giver' in a friendship and hence that doesn't make her a good pal. And giving without strings attached comes quite naturally to men on the contrary.

So the world's most desirable body of flesh is actually a being incapable of looking at another person in a hassle free and genuine manner.

How many genuine man-woman friendships have we heard of? Out of them how many do not have the sexual or romantic undercurrent? And how many are the cases where the lady actually gives back as much as she gets from the friendship?

I'm not talking about the selflessness of a mother or the selflessness of a lady in love. I'm referring here to the selflessness and capabilities of a woman as a friend, pal and buddy?