"Rise of the ‘bromance’ threatens heterosexual relationships, warn social scientists"

[Logwyn]

One can basically stop reading at "social scientists". Those two words have no rational reason to be next to each other.

Yeah.. trouble is with scientists like those they always seem to have clouded research pushing an agenda.

[The One Percent]

Why does this have to be a 'men versus women' thing rather than a 'normal people versus society's bullshit expectations' thing.

Since this article is specifically written as a men vs women thing. Cutting people off from friends is a red flag in any relationship regardless of partner genders.

[Bluespiderman57]

Just going to put this right here.



I saw people bring up these two, but not this song. Kinda surprising. Maybe I missed it.

[Oneirophobia]

So men aren’t allowed to have the same style of friendships that women have had with each other for ages?

I like the part where it calls these friendships sexist, and then in the next paragraph talks about how that one guy’s girlfriend would judge him for his music tastes because they’re not “manly,” but yeah definitely his friendship that’s the problem and not his judgey sexist girlfriend.

[Dark-Zarupia]

Maybe it's time we all get inside our giant plastic bubble and stop socializing with each other.

[Elim Garak]

Social scientists are not scientists

Bromances exited since forever

[Elegiac]

Since this article is specifically written as a men vs women thing. Cutting people off from friends is a red flag in any relationship regardless of partner genders.

It's rather hypocritical to slag the article in the OP for being divisive over gender and then use it as an excuse to be divisive over gender.

[Allybeboba]

I cuddled with my male dog once. Does that count?

[Elegiac]

I cuddled with my male dog once. Does that count?

Is your dog named 'CNN Frontpage Article'.

[Allybeboba]

Is your dog named 'CNN Frontpage Article'.

Nah... MMOC-OT.

[The One Percent]

It's rather hypocritical to slag the article in the OP for being divisive over gender and then use it as an excuse to be divisive over gender.

Did I say anything about dividing the genders? I said controlling women like men that allow themselves to lose their friends for their "romantic" relationship. I don't give a damn about gender equality and have never acted as though I did.

[Allybeboba]

Is your dog named 'CNN Frontpage Article'.

Nah... Call him Sh!thead

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lKv7aGku2RQ

[Underverse]

They surveyed 30 undergraduates?

Was this someone's class project?

[Mistame]

They surveyed 30 undergraduates?

Was this someone's class project?

Basically, "surveyed 30 kids."

[Arenis]

You could also stop using half-assed tabloid links and directly link to the paper: https://sci-hub.io/http://journals.s...97184X17730386

If you skim through it, you will notice they are fully honest of the possible shortcomings and inaccuracies in their research (predominantly aimed at the size, distribution and source of the samples, but also their used methods). They explain and praise the social changes that make men more prone to these homosocial relationships, but as well noticed, for several men (not all), a tendency of correlation with disdain for women. Their biggest issue is that one (or a few at best) bad experience was enough for some of these men to label all of the women as being the same (generalisation). Further they suggest devaluing cross-sex relationships might not be very liberating for women and might alter the ever-present orthodox relationships.

That's really it...

[AeneasBK]

That's really it...

This is a thread for frustrated and impotent men to rage about how unfair women are. I think you're in the wrong place.

[I Push Buttons]

You could also stop using half-assed tabloid links and directly link to the paper: https://sci-hub.io/http://journals.s...97184X17730386

If you skim through it, you will notice they are fully honest of the possible shortcomings and inaccuracies in their research (predominantly aimed at the size, distribution and source of the samples, but also their used methods). They explain and praise the social changes that make men more prone to these homosocial relationships, but as well noticed, for several men (not all), a tendency of correlation with disdain for women. Their biggest issue is that one (or a few at best) bad experience was enough for some of these men to label all of the women as being the same (generalisation). Further they suggest devaluing cross-sex relationships might not be very liberating for women and might alter the ever-present orthodox relationships.

That's really it...

The Telegraph is a half-assed tabloid?

[Deleted]

It's funny, I kinda notice the same happening with women.

They tend to have tight groups of female only friends, have a career going (often a better career than the average guy) and they don't really feel the need to have a man added to all of that. Plus, when they want kids they can get them from a tube nowadays.

So I guess both men and women seem to be going solo through life if this continues.

[Deleted]

This is a thread for frustrated and impotent men to rage about how unfair women are. I think you're in the wrong place.

Those evil women /s

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It's funny, I kinda notice the same happening with women.

They tend to have tight groups of female only friends, have a career going (often a better career than the average guy) and they don't really feel the need to have a man added to all of that. Plus, when they want kids they can get them from a tube nowadays.

So I guess both men and women seem to be going solo through life if this continues.

You can have a happy life if not more so with friendships... Also bromances may add drunken sex time so hey a day off Tinder too

[Talvindius]

What is the purpose of this article? It feels like it's trying to shame men into not being close friends with other men for fear of being gay.

The fuck is this garbage?