Lacking Male Friendship (A Call for Submissions)

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This Comment is by Paul Eggerling-Boeck, in response to Raymond Baxter‘s Bro Code: Men and Emotional Intimacy And why this guy loves being around women so much:

Wow. Yes! I wish I knew how to go about finding a group of male friends that would be up for the ‘challenge’ of sharing on that intimate level. This article resonated a lot with me as someone who was never close with my father and then lost him to suicide before I graduated college. I’ve never had a close male relationship. Now at age 46, I don’t have any good male friends and feel that’s a huge void in my life.

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How does a man develop a healthy friendship with other men?
What happens to a man’s quality of life when he has male friends?
What are the consequences on a man’s quality of life when he does not have significant male friendships?
How can a man in a romantic-intimate relationship with a woman nurture his male friendships without adverse consequences on the romantic-intimate relationship with his female partner?
How can a man in a romantic-intimate relationship with another man nurture his male friendships without adverse consequences on the romantic-intimate relationship with his male partner?
What kinds of social outlets are available for men who don’t want to focus on alcohol or sports? It was difficult to find a photo to represent male friendships that did not contain alcohol or a sports reference!

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