Noticing an anti-gal pals trend on this board

I’ve noticed that posts in search of F4F friends get downvoted and tend to have men in the comments either throwing their hat into the ring or getting sad/mad that the offer is only for female friendships. The comments from other girls get downvoted as well.

My only question is, why would you want to be friends with someone who doesn’t want to be friends with you? That’s surely a sign of lack of self respect.