The wait is over! Bromances should have been one of the first posts, but alas all good things are worth waiting for. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, Urban Dictionary defines bromance as: the complicated love and affection shared by two straight males. That does not sound so bad. Boys loving each other in a friendly way is perfectly acceptable. Isn't that what football is about? A bunch of guys running around tackling and slapping each other on the ass to form piles of man love? I bet my guy friends would very much disagree with their beloved sport being turned into a homoerotic romp. I digress.
Guys having bros is definitely nothing new, but the bromance (and its term being coined) shows a turn in the way guys are expressing feelings for each other. In the old days, let's say the 1980's- I'm thinking Weekend At Bernie's is a good example, guys would show their affection by going to sporting events, or hanging out at bars to pick up chicks, maybe going to a sports bar for dinner. In other words, doing things that girls don't generally want to do. These days boys talk on the phone with their guy friends. Not just "Hey want to watch the game on Sunday?" but real, involved conversations. They hug each other with all body parts touching, not the one armed partial handshake hug of yore. If you have seen Superbad, the snuggle scene is the ultimate bromantic scene in cinema possibly to this date. I think it is only a matter of time before boys start going to the bathroom in pairs.
Don't think that I'm against boys having feelings, or having close friends. I just think that if boys are choosing to bond through snuggling, or feel the need to accompany each other to the restroom, they should not cry when I call them girls.
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