Why The Rise Of The Bromance Is Worrying For Women: "A study reports young men find it more comfortable to open up emotionally to their male friends than to their female lovers."

bufedad · 2017-10-12T13:30:42+00:00

Wow... men find they can't trust women enough for men to be completely open with women.

This is, of course, men's fault.

Mr_MRAnarchist · 2017-10-12T14:28:00+00:00

Men are better friends then women are.

2017-10-12T16:10:05+00:00

Because men don't judge other men for private moments of emotional weakness because they understand the challenge of needing to outwardly appear emotionless. For all the hand-wringing by women about men needing to "open up", they still expect men to be emotionally impregnable and judge the shit out of them whenever the facade slips.

melonballerbabe · 2017-10-12T17:40:18+00:00

As a woman I'm glad men can talk to other men. Obviously another man will have a better perspective on what the other guy is going through. Same with women talking to women. My SO and I talk very candidly but we both know we need our separate friends too.

Guys having good friends isn't a new thing. It's something that should be cherished.

I hope everyone gets to have at least one best friend in their life. To be silly with, bounce ideas with and unnecessarily analyze situations with, make up fun useless games with - I could go on and on. Best friends are one of the best stress relievers.

Squidnigiri · 2017-10-12T16:30:03+00:00

My best friend has cried to me about his wife. It was bonding and emotional. He knows he can trust me with all of his problems. Afterwards I viewed him as a very strong emotional person that has no limits of love for his family.

Thrown1tawayzzz · 2017-10-12T19:25:18+00:00

Some feminist complain about emotional labor, so men outsource that, now they complain about unemployment.

ThePigmanAgain · 2017-10-12T23:43:30+00:00

Good news for young men. Between this and the rise of the Sexbot, pretty soon men won't need women for anything.

leo9g · 2017-10-12T18:44:55+00:00

Yeah. Makes sense.

trot-trot · 2017-10-12T13:01:29+00:00

"The Bromance: Undergraduate Male Friendships and the Expansion of Contemporary Homosocial Boundaries" by Stefan Robinson, Eric Anderson, and Adam White: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11199-017-0768-5

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