Homointimacy for straights

Who the F is Chris?

He sounds bi.

Interesting. As a gay man I've found straight men, once they trust you, are probably the most openly honest and emotionally intimate people out there. I think it's because they believe a gay man won't laugh at them for being open like maybe their straight friends would, that gay men are able to be more open with women, so straight men want to tap into that too - get advice etc, and sometimes I feel it's a bit like because gay men have a reputation as being more sexually open and not living 'the norm' that straight men can admit things they wouldn't tell others too. If any of that makes sense? This has only been in my personal experience.

He flirts with men like crazy. It's so cute to watch. Some of his guests aren't sure how to take him. It's pretty hilarious. His good looks are how he gets away with it.

He uses "FFs" in his vernacular, so he may have spent some time here!

It's a great podcast because he and co-host have such great chemistry and just like to have fun.

R3, I think you are correct. My two main straight guy buddies that I have known for years tell me pretty much everything from relationship situations to if they are feeling depressed or want someone just to vent to.

R4 That's DL only, so yes.

In my experience, living in a straight world, surrounded by only straight male friends, I found these men to be horrible at friendship and worthless when it comes to emotional support or even just common decency.

Having intimate or very personal conversation makes straight men very uncomfortable. It's the reason these men fish or golf or work on cars with each other. It's a way to spend time with men without having to talk to each other.

Blame their wives and girlfriends who are so insufferably exhausting with their "emotional needs" garbage, hetero men don't want to deal with their male friends emotional needs also!

I've never shared anything deeply personal with my straight male friends, because it would be pointless.

Now, of course there are exceptions to this, which I've witnessed between men who were good friends with each other (and very religious), but I've found it odd to witness, and i think it's rare. I also question the sexuality of these men. I have thought they were deeply repressed and longing for male intimacy.

I'm sorry that has been your experience R7. It's the opposite to mine. I've often found straight men to be rather protective of me. And very keen to open up. I guess it goes to show how silly it is when we as humans stereotype everyone.

R8 there's a lot of women that'll tell you this about men and it's nothing to do with being a closeted gay. They are open with other men because they don't see women as equals; women are typically typecast as a mother, nurse, for sex, and so on. There's got to be something in it for them to bother with women, unlike being open to other males they feel equal to or respect more.

From my experience most of the straight guys I've met [italic]revere[/italic] women and are in relationships of complete equality. My parents were like that. None of us can say there is one way people are. Maybe you hang around the wrong people?

I don't understand the reference to closeted gays? I've been out and proud for 19 years now (since I was 20). All the straight guys I'm talking about know I'm gay.

Sometimes people fall into the trap of confusing a negative view with a realistic view.