I'm starting to think I'm "a guy" or whatever the chick equivalent is.

In the past year, I've written a med school application essay for an acquaintance's husband, have found specific obscure antiques for my mom's friend and various electronics for a former coworker, found and set an appointment with the best speech pathologist I could find for a friend's son, became "friends" with women of the Islamic State in order to arrange for an interview with a journalist pal, and traveled across the country to investigate/"take care of" the mysterious death (by gunshot while alone with a sketchy dude, officially ruled a suicide) of a Marine my brother served with. People regularly call me to research things, give advice, find items they'd like to purchase or services they'd like rendered.

I'm also pretty good at knowing other guys for things. I know the best tailor in my town, and have a guy in Korea who will custom make any clothing you'd like. (I have some suits and a cashmere coat from him that were all cheap but impeccably made.) I find the best contractors, craftsmen, doctors, whatever, and can usually get people reservations wherever.

Sometimes I wonder why I get called to solve silly problems, especially when people could do it themselves with time and resolve. The thing is, though, that I've always been immensely curious and when presented with an absence of information, I won't stop searching until I find an answer/solution.

For people, I tend to be good at fostering relationships. I respect people who are good at what they do and am happy to send others their way. It's easy to find "a guy" if you just talk to people and remember things about them. I like helping people and solving problems, and I like listening to people talk about themselves. When you give people a little bit of attention, they're happy to help you out (hence, I can get reservations/tickets).

Tl;dr: To be a guy, you just need to be curious and determined. To have a guy, you just need to be nice to strangers. You can learn a lot about people if you give them a chance to share themselves, and almost everybody has a skill or knowledge set that can be useful at some time.