Friendships aren't just about those you sit with on the school bus or play alongside on your childhood baseball team — they are a core component of the human experience, experts say.
All humans have the innate capacity and desire for close, emotionally intimate connections with others. We need these relationships for survival as babies and then to thrive as we get older, Chu said. Assumptions 27 years later might be different, but social pressures remain that make it difficult forWe are all born with two sides of ourselves: the hard side that is stoic and independent and the soft one that is vulnerable and interdependent, said Way, author ofThe hard side has been characterized as masculine and inherently preferable, and the soft side has been seen as feminine and lesser than, Way said.
And the drive to toughen up and never show vulnerability that restricts men from friendships can lead them to loneliness, violence and anger, Way said. Community is important, and keeping struggles, questions and concerns with one person or one relationship doesn't always provide the best help to see them through, Way said.
For what purpose exactly?
Homophobia is the reason.
Didnyou mean boyfriends? Friends don’t hold hands!!! Either change the picture or put boy in front of friend!
These two aren't friends They're Gay Friends with Benefits
🤦🏻♂️The agenda pushing continues...
This is a picture of men holding hands - this is not a picture of 'friends'
Very interesting article, really informative.
? We're good, beat it.
Anything that keeps wombs empty I guess for ctv.
Define Man 😂
Stupidity journalism
CTV = 💩
Yooooo… those 2 guys aren’t “close friends”
Those guys are more than friends. Which is totally cool. But come on CTV
Because 99% of men like women
Why are you putting gay guys in the photo for this?
I'm thinking those two are more than just 'friends' lol
Starting with a more neutral banner image would have been more appropriate. They chose an image that appears to aim it a very specific group setting up a knee-jerk bias that may discourage many men from reading the content. & a lot of hetero men could benefit from the information
The amount of dudes in this section so insecure about the prospect of holding a friend's hand 😂 toughen up baby cakes.
Promoting sexual sins? Are you for sexualizing children too. Why have you not called out Belig? For sexualizing children pheofiles? Child groomers?
What is this?
Real men don't hold hands, ya creeps.
Um, real men don’t hold hands in public. More promotion of the rainbow 🌈 alphabet club agenda I suspect? Stop associating the twinker club with men you weirdos. I know you want to trans 🏳️⚧️ us all into tik tok freaks but it ain’t happening.
Because they don't gossip?
Why ctvnews dont cover certain stories..
We do we just don't hold hands...
Most Alpha males don’t rely on other males due to fact that they are confident and are able. Most Beta males require a circle of friends due to insecurity and think that they need protection and a safe space.
Ah… because we don’t hold hands?! Wtf!