We men spend an awful lot of time riffing on things like the opposite sex, dirty jokes and how to grill steaks, and it's a good thing. However, I think there's one topic we too often tip-toe around: other guys. When I say that, I'm not referring to homosexuality or anything of the sort, but rather, the idea of guy love, or the bromance. We've talked about it before: Here and Here.
In a bromance, there are no secrets, very few boundaries, and a complete feeling of comfort. Take what you think you know about being 'best-friends', then multiply it by ten and you might be getting close to this sort of connection. Still unsure? There are quite a few high-profile examples of guy love in action.
For instance, Turk and J.D. from Scrubs are involved in a classic bromance. For quite a while, they lived together, had special man-dates, countless numbers of inside jokes, and they basically knew each other better than they knew themselves. They hardly ever came to blows over anything because of the intense amount of love and respect between them. Perhaps most importantly, they let everyone else know just how strongly they felt about one another on a regular basis, expressing their special brand of love through daily, sometimes hourly high-fives and hugs.
Not sold on the concept yet? The movie I Love You, Man showed us how a real bromance can begin. Peter, in his search for a best man, found (quite by accident) Sydney. A few fish taco's and a Rush concert later, and they were closer than most married couples.
The point is, male bonding is actually a very important thing, but it's something a lot of guys are sort of shy about discussing. Well, no more. The fact is, many of us probably have a relationship much like the ones I described above, but we're just too weirded out by the idea that we could share some form of intimacy with another guy that simply dismiss it. But why be timid about it? Just come out and admit it.
Guy love is good.
Have you been/are you involved in some kind of bromance?
Let's face it. JD and Turk are in a long term homoromantic relationship. They just don't realize it yet.
Hah, "bromance"!
Ha. I swear my husband wrote this... *shudder* Love the Scrubs clip btw!
Absolutely! Bromances ftw!
Well, yes I have a best friend.. and some other friends who know me very well - I dont know if we are as close at Turk and J.D. though, ha ha
i love bromances, haha. incredibly cute.
Yessss! Guy love! Finally :D
the moment i saw the title 'guy love' i knew a scrubs clip was coming.
iloveit. :D
knew that scrubs clip was coming.. classic xD
i dont think people are really comfortable with guy love. I've got a guy best friend who I hang out with almost every day I'm in town, and everyone just thinks we're gay.
I love scrubs :) and ive got a bromance but im not gay...its just like a really good best freind thats completely unsexual :)
most guys i've met are openly involved in a bromance and certainly not ashamed of it. it weirded me out back when i was a youngin, but i've come to accept that if i like a guy, he might like me back but he'll always like his "brother" more.
@Starlite@datingish - I believe my site name was well thought out, and suited to my character. It fits him well, although this was intended for another character.
@Werewolf - Also, I checked on your site names, yours, and your friends have been used on the xanga network already. Years and years ago. I wasn't surprised.
J.D and Turk's bromance is the best ever!! hahahahaha
I like how girls are commenting this :D
Yeah, guys shouldn't be ashamed of having bromance. It's actually an advantage, especially if you go through a divorce. You lose your wife (your greatest source of intimacy.. or so it usually is for most men).. but you still have a small back up way to have someone to relate to.. that guyfriend of yours. (:
LOL. I love the Sherlock Holmes and Watson bromance.
I have only one problem with bromances. My ex started a bro mance with my other ex. Well me and ex 1 were good friends so ex two wanted to be his friend while we were dating, at first it was cute but then my bf started hanging with the ex. (His boy friend as i called them) more than me and i lost both friend ships at the end of that relationship.
On the other side how ever my sisters ex had a bro mance (thy called each other heterosexual life mates) and had rings and everything. It was cute.
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Let's face it. JD and Turk are in a long term homoromantic relationship. They just don't realize it yet.
Hah, "bromance"!
Ha. I swear my husband wrote this... *shudder*
Love the Scrubs clip btw!
Absolutely! Bromances ftw!
Well, yes I have a best friend.. and some other friends who know me very well - I dont know if we are as close at Turk and J.D. though, ha ha
i love bromances, haha. incredibly cute.
Yessss! Guy love! Finally :D
the moment i saw the title 'guy love' i knew a scrubs clip was coming.
iloveit. :D
knew that scrubs clip was coming.. classic xD
i dont think people are really comfortable with guy love. I've got a guy best friend who I hang out with almost every day I'm in town, and everyone just thinks we're gay.
I love scrubs :) and ive got a bromance but im not gay...its just like a really good best freind thats completely unsexual :)
most guys i've met are openly involved in a bromance and certainly not ashamed of it. it weirded me out back when i was a youngin, but i've come to accept that if i like a guy, he might like me back but he'll always like his "brother" more.
Heck yeah. I have bromance with my fellow Mancouchers : Man, X-Man, Werewolf, Rebel and Reckless
We even have the coolest usernames!
@The_Bodyguard - That's right, buddy
Love Scrubs' bromance ;D
@The_Bodyguard - Yup
I thought this was already posted on mancouch a while back?
Ah if not, then deja vu haha.
@The_Bodyguard - @X_Man - @Werewolf - I beg to differ.
@CrimsonxBallad@xanga - You're not a Mancoucher. Ballad is such a sappy song.
Yay to bromance!
@CrimsonxBallad@xanga - Whatever
@Starlite@datingish - I believe my site name was well thought out, and suited to my character. It fits him well, although this was intended for another character.
@Werewolf - Also, I checked on your site names, yours, and your friends have been used on the xanga network already. Years and years ago. I wasn't surprised.
J.D and Turk's bromance is the best ever!! hahahahaha
I like how girls are commenting this :D
Yeah, guys shouldn't be ashamed of having bromance. It's actually an advantage, especially if you go through a divorce. You lose your wife (your greatest source of intimacy.. or so it usually is for most men).. but you still have a small back up way to have someone to relate to.. that guyfriend of yours. (:
LOL. I love the Sherlock Holmes and Watson bromance.
I have only one problem with bromances. My ex started a bro mance with my other ex. Well me and ex 1 were good friends so ex two wanted to be his friend while we were dating, at first it was cute but then my bf started hanging with the ex. (His boy friend as i called them) more than me and i lost both friend ships at the end of that relationship.
On the other side how ever my sisters ex had a bro mance (thy called each other heterosexual life mates) and had rings and everything. It was cute.