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Read the original article. The product of this social shift is a newer form of man to man friendship: the bromance. All but one of the men interviewed engaged in cuddling and spooning their bromances, and most had kissed their bromances. Emotional restrictiveness and traditional toxic scripts of masculinity have long been considered a risk factor for mental health concerns, violence and suicide.

Just as men have traditionally bonded over common interests, whether that be sport, cars or other traditionally masculine pursuits, shared interests were also seen as a key characteristic of a bromantic friendship, especially in the formation phases. We wanted to know if the bromance as depicted in film was also seen in daily life.

All of the participants said they had at least one relationship they would class as a bromance. And why should we care? Compared to a regular friendship, bromances involve higher levels of emotional disclosure, often on highly sensitive issues that show vulnerability.

We wanted to understand what a bromance was, why men have them and how they form. THE girlfriend of Olympic gold medal-winner Jack Laugher has dismissed claims he and diving partner Chris Mears are gay, saying: “They’re just best friends.” Jack, 21, and Chris 23, who won.

[3]. Since Laugher is dating fellow British diver Lois Toulson, nobody questions his orientation (though at 5-foot-5, he would make the perfect pocket gay). With sport previously being a hyper-masculine environment, and universities being the first time many people have independence, sports students are a good indicator of future gender attitudes and their transformation.

That said, we make no generalisation that this is representative beyond our sample, but suspect it may well be. Being gay is not stigmatised or problematic for many albeit not all young men in the UK today, and so heterosexual men are permitted to engage in once-feminised behaviours without fear of being perceived as gay.

A specialist on springboard, he competes in individual springboard events, and in synchronised events with Chris Mears, Daniel Goodfellow and Anthony Harding. Chris Mears and Jack Laugher, for example, despite identifying as heterosexual, have both posed for gay magazines and have huge followings within LGBT communities.

Jack David Laugher (/ lɔː / LOR; born 30 January ) is a British diver competing for Great Britain and England. Jack Laugher is diving back towards Olympic glory for a fourth time with his eyes firmly set on the prize – he competes in the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard at 10am on Friday, 2 August.

What do they look like? A bromance is between friends whose mutual support is perceived as limitless and unwavering. Kissing, cuddling and spooning were common perks for men in bromantic relationships. The Daily Mail were harking back to an idea of masculinity from the s and s.

They proclaim their love for each other, they share secrets and even discuss health anxieties. Our study , published in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, was based on in-depth interviews with 30 British undergraduate sports students. This article was originally published on The Conversation.

Concerning male friendships, the past decade can be seen as the decade of the bromance. Fortunately, since the s, homophobia has decreased, and social attitudes towards sexual diversity have improved. Masculinity is no longer this debilitating and deadly curse that forces young men to act in a particularly toxic manner and, as such, these emotionally open and loving bromances are blossoming.

In , men were three times more likely to commit suicide than women in the UK. But men raised in the s have the highest rates of suicide, and young men today have the lowest rates. Among young people today, homosexuality is often seen as normal. According to this script, physical tactility indicated homosexuality.

A quick look at films — I Love You Man , Pineapple Express , 21 Jump Street — social media and even politics think of Obama and Biden will give you an indication of how far affectionate bromantic relations between men have come. They bounce off one another … they will be similar in personality.

The impact of the recent cultural approval of the bromance may be significant. We asked: do bromances exist in real life? As well as their emotional intimacy, these guys engaged in non-sexual physical intimacy, too.