Kate Conway explains how the “bromance” label implies that the deepest emotional connection a straight guy can form with someone else is to date them.
I’m a Terrible, Awful Parent
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Does our childish behavior make us bad parents? William Lucas Walker shares a snapshot of his own experience.
‘Gatsby,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald, and the Murphys: Amanda Vaill Connects the Dots
May 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Who was Gatsby? A neighbor of the Fitzgeralds reports on the lifestyles of the young and beautiful Golden Couple in the 1920s.
5 Friends Wounded in the Boston Marathon Bombings Will Heal Together
May 1, 2013 By 2 Comments
They have seen each other through difficult times before, and they are doing that again now.
Cool Deed of the Day: The Chicago Tribune Bought the Boston Globe Lunch (PHOTO)
April 23, 2013 By 1 Comment
We all know the Globe had a rough week. The Tribune decided to do something nice about it.
Dear John: My Womanizing Roommate Is After a Girl I Like
April 13, 2013 By 3 Comments
A flirty roommate, a disappointed friend after a job opportunity doesn’t pan out, and a mom who doesn’t want her son to study abroad.
I Can Finally Say I Am Proud to Be a Man
April 9, 2013 By 13 Comments
A lifetime of homophobia had beaten down Larry Best, but with the help of a friend, he has regained pride in his manhood.
“Bemoaning the ‘friend zone’ means you had a romantic interest in someone who doesn’t feel the same, and that hurts.”
April 8, 2013 By 7 Comments
These are comments by Bay Area Guy, dlz, and Jack on the post “The Friend Zone (or, How “Jerks” Are Made)”.
Why I Love Black Men – Joe’s Story
April 8, 2013 By 1 Comment
Billy Johnson II’s friend, Joe, joins in on the conversation and explains why he loves black men and the brotherhood that he shares.
Why I Love Black Men
April 8, 2013 By 2 Comments
Author Billy Johnson II discusses his love and appreciation for black men and explains why these types of sentiments need to be expressed more often.
Will You Take the #2Dto3D Challenge?
April 3, 2013 By 1 Comment
Make “social” social again by making your 2D online relationships 3D!
My Friendship With a Straight Man
March 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Or, as Sintong Gaspari prefers to call it, “Sperms of Endearment.”
Dear John: Haunted By Hook-Up At His Kid’s School’s Drop-Off
March 3, 2013 By 2 Comments
Someone bound to remember a regrettable hook-up, a friend who can’t take criticism, and an ill friend who guilts people into getting what she wants.
How Not to Be a Dick to Your Fat Friends
February 26, 2013 By 9 Comments
Marianne explains the basic etiquette of talking to your fat friends about their bodies and their health.
“Straight men learned from gay men that physically affectionate, emotionally intimate friendships are not unmanly.”
These are comments by David May and Rick on the post “For The Love Of God, Please Stop Saying ‘Bromance’”.