I voted no preference but if I based it on my three I should have voted females. I have two females and one male and my females are much more pleasant to be around than Ripley was at their ages. Ripley is 12 years old now and has finally slowed down but the first 5-6 years of his life were very trying because he has a Feline Rage problem which he took out only on me. On top of that he was overly active and destructive. My girls are not too wild and much more affectionate, plus they have never intentionally hurt me.