If you look at my previous post, I had a little fallout with my best friend, which had me thinking about what it means to foster a real friendship between other men. I learned that my friend basically tells every flaw and weakness and shortcomings to his girlfriend aka gossip, which she tells to her friends, and when I come out, they are primed to treat me a certain way based on these information about my personal life.

Are there any good books, articles, blogs, that can guide me to fostering healthy supportive male energy type friendship that is based on honesty and calling each other out when they fuck up in life instead of superficially telling each other lies (fake praise, semi-gaslighting).

I'm 30, btw. Thank you.