Bromance relationship

[AlexAndTheMachine]

This post is really aimed at the guys (girls can contribute as well) but who here has a bromance with their bro? How long have you been bros for and what the best thing about your bro?

I may be a little bit late but there is a Bromance day which is unofficially August 14th. In a generation where marriages,engagements and relationship is really popular I just feel that Bromances need to be recognises as well - the platonic friendship between two guys is just as healthy as a normal relationship.

With my bro we tend go hang out at football matches and go absolutely berserk - something we can't do in front of the ladies

 

[Barzel]

I have a friend I would consider a Brother, but I would NOT say we have a "bromance." We're ourselves, regardless of whom we are around. In fact, the only friend I have who talks about "bromance" is also a "brony," so I thought the two were sort of connected. I'm not into My Little anything.

 

[Lord Of The Forest]

im 12 and what is this

 

[Gnarwhal]

I've had a few bromances. One was with a close buddy I grew up with whom doesn't want to hang out with me anymore because I'm divorced, we used to grab lunch together all the time and go to midnight premiers for action movies, etc.

Another bromance was with a buddy that I met back in 2008, we just bonded instantly. So when we get together we talk Niners and Giants, we've played in softball leagues, go out for beers and stuff like that. I actually introduced him to his wife in 2009 (well, technically my ex-wife and I both did).

Then of course there's my three best friends of all time, we were, are and always will be the fantastic four, the original wolf pack . One I've known since I was two and then we met the twins in Kindergarten. The one I've known since I was two was my best man in my wedding and the twins were also groomsmen. We've done everything together. We attended church and school together since we were practically in diapers, we did summer camps together, played baseball all the way through high school, traveled all over the place, done all of the typical high school shenanigans (pranks and whatnot) we've helped each other through heart break (there's a weird story in that one). We ate, we drank and we've always been merry. All told, we've been together about 25 years.

 

[EyesOfKohl]

Never been there.

 

[Jesse2014]

All my friends have been female. I have always wondered what it might be like to have male friends. But it is never going to happen in this lifetime.

 

[GQ Chris]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNR_HofJ_Fs

 

[AlexAndTheMachine]

All my friends have been female. I have always wondered what it might be like to have male friends. But it is never going to happen in this lifetime.

Why is that?

 

[Strider1002]

I think the term "bromance" is inappropriate because it suggests the possibility of romance between men.

I have, however, been reading about a great male friendship: David and Jonathan, in the book of I Samuel. Granted, I've only reached chapter 20, but so far they present a perfect example of platonic love; what Christ was talking about when He said to love your neighbors AND your enemies.

 

[SnowyMacie]

I've had a few.

I'm always reminded of this song....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJVt8kUAm9Q

 

[GQ Chris]

I have, however, been reading about a great male friendship: David and Jonathan, in the book of I Samuel. Granted, I've only reached chapter 20, but so far they present a perfect example of platonic love; what Christ was talking about when He said to love your neighbors AND your enemies.

^Gays love to misinterpret that relationship as homosexual.

 

[Strider1002]

^Gays love to misinterpret that relationship as homosexual.

Gays love to misinterpret anything they possibly can.

And that's all I'll say on it.

 

[Swan7]

I've had a few.

I'm always reminded of this song....

Great song and funny video!

 

[Jesse2014]

Why is that?

I'm different

Let's leave at that

 

[Gnarwhal]

I think the term "bromance" is inappropriate because it suggests the possibility of romance between men.

Nah dude, since it's prefixed with "bro" it's totally manly and hetero.

I like how UrbanDictionary defines it:

Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males.​

 

[Shattered-Reflections]

I have a friend I would consider a Brother, but I would NOT say we have a "bromance." We're ourselves, regardless of whom we are around. In fact, the only friend I have who talks about "bromance" is also a "brony," so I thought the two were sort of connected. I'm not into My Little anything.

I've heard the term used since 2007, so it predates the "brony" craze and thus has nothing to do with it. Where exactly it came from I'm not sure, but I theorize it was a created term to distinguish homosexual love from non-homosexual love between male friends. I heard the term first used by young females in relation to fictional characters, so I think the term likely came about through pop culture conversations about fiction/TV.

Nah dude, since it's prefixed with "bro" it's totally manly and hetero.

I like how UrbanDictionary defines it:

Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males.​

YEP. Pretty much what it's about.

 

[Neve]

Nah dude, since it's prefixed with "bro" it's totally manly and hetero.

I like how UrbanDictionary defines it:

Describes the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males.​

I've never considered "bromance" to suggest the possibility of romance between men, and I come from a Southern California city with a high population of gays. I've only heard "bromance" used in connection with straight males who are friends (or "bros").

 

[Barzel]

The closest thing I have to a bromance is a friendship with a man my age. He and I have similar problems, though we approach them in many similar ways. He is far more eccentric than I am, and far more reclusive. That having been said, we understand each other, so we can share anything and everything with each other.

 

[Solik S]

This post is really aimed at the guys (girls can contribute as well) but who here has a bromance with their bro? How long have you been bros for and what the best thing about your bro?

I may be a little bit late but there is a Bromance day which is unofficially August 14th. In a generation where marriages,engagements and relationship is really popular I just feel that Bromances need to be recognises as well - the platonic friendship between two guys is just as healthy as a normal relationship.

With my bro we tend go hang out at football matches and go absolutely berserk - something we can't do in front of the ladies

How you are using the term "Bromance" - meaning more than a platonic friendship or more than a "bro"

No. The term from which it is derived - "romance" is not an accident and in my mind it's a half and half type terminology between platonic and romantic.

I can think of one male friend with whom I was pretty close in the sense of sharing personal things (relationship woes, feelings etc) - and who was also separated from his wife at the time (she told him she didn't love him and left) - and he,well - started throwing out hints that he might be interested in something other than good friends.

I had to tell him straight out one day(gently) that the only kind of relationship of that kind that is going to happen for me is going to be with a female. He is a friend so he respected that.

I don't even fault him for it. His wife hurt him terribly and when someone else shows they care sometimes thoughts can stray where they shouldn't.

He's still a friend but that kind of talk doesn't happen any more.

So no, no "bromances" for me. I have male friends. We care about each other the way friends care about each other and there is nothing "romantic" involved.