As a person with obvious bias against women, from experiences of being abused by my mother and my aunts and grandmother on her side telling me not to defend myself, all I can say is good, that's what they get.
Forgetting my bias this study is fucking bonkers. 29/30 men cuddling with men is some fan fiction territory. You couldn't find 29/30 people that cuddles at all. The fact that guys can't have deep friendships with other guys is of the highest levels of absurd. I remember a decade or two ago where the issue was men were not sharing their feelings enough, but now that they are doing it with other men and not women then suddenly there's an issue? Sorry ladies, but believe it or not everyone doesn't tell everyone everything, people have secrets or at the very least can't share some things with certain people. It is what it is.
Also, fucking lol "social scientist". You might as well be called a gossip with a title like that. That's like calling a janitor a "floor technician" just to make them feel good (and I am a janitor/cleaner and I find that floor technician title to be insane.)
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These survey based "researchers" that are based out of learning institutions are always hilarious.
They ask loaded ass question they know they'll get a desired response from. The questions are biased as fuck.
Then they give it some triggering ass title and BAM publication. This is all bullshit, gotta love it!
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What the heck? Men have been close comrades (in a no-homo way) in war and hunting since the dawn of time. And now it threatens relationships?
The article linked in the OP is practically demonstrating an attitude that can be summed up as "it's sexist when men do it".
Probably to generate more clicks.
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The author simply didn't ever hear of the concept of "friendship" in a non-facebook context ever before, so they invented a word ("bromance") for it.
What? Nah dude.
If I want to hang out with my bros, then why not?
What the hell is this article, even?
The probably surveyed more than that but only those 30 fit the criteria to appear in the official study.
According to the article linked in the op: "All the men involved in the study had had ‘bromantic’ friends who they lived with, and had known for at least 18 months."
To me that sounds like they were picked according to this.
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According to the article "cuddling" could mean the patted each other on the shoulders when meeting, once.
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That just might be the opinion of the author of the article.
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Reread the article, what you are mentioning does fit their definition of "cuddeling", goes beyond that even, so according to them you did in fact "cuddle" and more.
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You are projecting again.
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Pedantic and wrong, don't forget thta part.
Actual friendship is so alien to women who backstab and bitch about each other constantly that they do not understand it. Also probably due to feminists being unable to accept men enjoying themselves in a way that doesn't involve giving them attention or money somehow so naturally want them to stop it.
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The sad part is that despite the title, the questionable conclusions of almost everyone here, and all the outrage against the article, the article is true. Communication is a very common reason why relationships fail. Electing to do so with someone else instead of your significant other is destined to cause some problems, however sexist, as the OP puts it, it is. Thread shows quite the level of nativety.
This is nothing new, social scientists are apparently idiots. This is a very simple concept, men think women are crazy but like sex so the guys spend large quantities of times together but also maintain a stable relationship with a woman. Turns out, you can have a "bromance" and a normal relationship at the same time.
Right, because slapping ass = sleeping in the same bed and cuddling? Well guess I've been living under a rock.
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You do realise there is a difference between your Mate being in a relationship with a normal Woman and hos that are just cunts that ruin things?
Many of my mates have Wives and Girlfriends that are awesome people. a few of them at times have dated hos that just caused shit between everyone.
Bros before hos is a very easy concept.
It honest to god sounds like you are too scared to admit that Women can be assholes and toxic to male friendships. I mean this article is literally some cunts crying that Guys being friends ruins relationships.
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