To His Credit, He Did Express Regret, Which Is a Positive Sign.
It might be challenging for some people to make friends with people of the opposite gender. This is especially likely to be the case if those individuals did not have any positive early interactions with people of the opposite gender when they were younger.
And perhaps it would have been for the best if everything had remained the same… Imagine you are out with a guy friend, and you are strolling down the street when suddenly, he stops and draws your attention to something that you had been discussing immediately before this moment. At least he did not require any persuasion to admit that he had made a mistake…