I've had female friends and I've had male friends but for some reason I've noticed that females are more intimate and close to there friends then males are. Is this true for all male friends?
I'm in my thirties and when I compare my friendships to my wife's, I must say that women are more intimate with each other. They hug and cuddle. My friends and I don't really do that. I only hug my friends when I feel they need it.
Not true for all but true for most.
However let's make a difference between being close and being intimate; females are usually more intimate than males or at least open up more quickly on personal topics. Gay/bi males are also like this.
As for closeness though, I don't think there is much of a difference between sex/gender/sexual orientation. I've found bros sticking together and backing up each other the same as girls do if not more.
Well, I hug friends to greet and show compassion. But it doesn't really change anything, in terms of closeness or intimacy for me. Maybe others feel like that too and don't really engage in physical intimacy. I do hug female friends in comfort too, but that's very awkward for me. It seems to help them though.
I feel better when my personal space is respected, I don't really want hugs when I'm feeling down. I do like hugs when I'm feeling comfortable though.
No. I think men and women express intimacy to each other in different ways.
I'm (m) somewhat "intimate" with my friends I'll hug and stuff. But I'll play it off as a joke half the time depending on who. I was fortunate enough to have made really great friends in high-school that I can be more friendly and am secure enough that if anyone said anything it wouldn't phase me
Adding on to this, I'm more secure when we've had more to drink so a "drunken hug" is more acceptable
I'd wager the opposite. I'd say men hug more now.
Source: am secretly a Highlander
Some are, I'm not a man but I have male friends and we're very intimate and close, hug and cuddle each other, express our affection and our emotions openly
Ofc I have had the "bro" type of male friends, where it seems they feel like we can't do that kind of stuff even if we do rly care for each other :(
It's much better in queer and queer-friendly spaces ime
I try to be that open with my good dude friends, but I only have a couple I’d consider good. Most are superficial friendships based on a single common interest.
There are no universal truths about the behavior of "men" and "women" (nor other gender identities)
However, I believe men (at least in the US) are often socialized to more emotionally closed off. Like the only emotion allowed is anger. Other emotions are seen as weak or femme (which are viewed as the same)
