Do you envy straight men and their bros?

Nope.

The difference between gay men and straight men is sexual tension over other men. It’s the same reason women don’t get along in big groups that much either. Everyone is always fighting or jealous over cock.

Straight men don’t have this concern and thus, get along fine.

They are only comfortable talking about sport. Boring.

All surface-level too, they never talk about their emotions.

What a stupid thread.

I have a ball with my gay friends. We laugh hysterically. Maybe you need a better group of friends.

I know more straight males in mid-life living in quiet desperation because they have absolutely no one to talk to. They aren’t good at nurturing friendships and depend on their wives to manage their social calendars. I’ll take the intimacy of my gay friends who can be open with their feelings and put effort into their relationships any day.

Yes. For the most part real friendships between gay men are very rare and are typically superficial if not involving sex. These these social media pictures you see of hunky guys gathered together at the bar or latest bear or leather event are not true friendships. None of these men have any interaction on a deeper basis such as being there when someone has a crisis. Things have only gotten worse. The last vestige of true friendships in the gay community were during the AIDS crisis in the 80s and 90s. People stepped up to the plate back then and helped each other for the most part.

Now with social media we are all segregated into our little subgroups of bears, drag, trans, muscle and daddies. We only interact with each other in groups of people who are like us physically with whom we do not have a deeper friendship other than superficial interaction.

[quote]For the most part real friendships between gay men are very rare and are typically superficial if not involving sex.

What a load of absolutely made up horseshit R8.

How about Cain and Abel?

You guys should learn how to male better by reading the wise words of a mutilated lesbian. She puts you all to shame, and she's a straight man.

The gay guys I hang around with aren't like cats, OP. Get new friends.

That is so fucking gross R11. I refuse advice from someone with identity issues. It doesn't make sense.

[quote]Happy mid adult friends

No need to be nasty

Most well adjusted gay adults don’t have just gay friends. Gay men who only have social interactions with other gay men self-segregate on purpose for some psychological reason I don’t understand.

I will say that single straight men will get as tense and competitive with each other over a new piece of pussy as any group of gay guys so I don’t think the analogy at R2 is true.

I think that gay men are so happy to have a group to belong to when they first come out that they adopt a lot of feminine traits aped by drag queens and professional gays that we’re told is what what being “gay” is by society but which aren’t really who these men are at their core.

After a certain age friendships of any kind are tiresome. Get a dog.

insecurity makes it hard for some gay men to even imagine having friends in the first place.

Gay friendship was the reason they invented the phrase “it will all end in tears.”

When there were gay bars you could at least enter an environment where there were tons of people like yourself- even if no one talked to you. Most of those are gone, and the local gay advocate organizations make very little attempt to create events beyond the pride march.

Only when they start orgying out after a few beers!

I like being around men both straight and gay. I’m not sexually attracted to every man I meet. I just like male energy and confidence.

Are you sure those guys are straight, OP? Because the one on the left looks like he's about to kiss his ginger bro.

[quote] I like being around men both straight and gay. I’m not sexually attracted to every man I meet. I just like male energy and confidence.

This post is like the story of my life. I'm the same way R21 I'm a man who just loves being around other men period. If there was a planet where only men could inhabit I would happily get on a spaceship and go.

Envy? No. Never.

No envy at all, I don’t think straight men in general are very good at maintaining friendships, especially when they marry. There are exceptions, of course. But even if they keep with their friends usually is not a very meaningful relationship. My father has actually loads of friends but i doubt in he had any true, intimate conversation with any.

I have straight and gay friends. Gay friends in particular are important to me has we can discussed certain things and have more in common, I don’t recognize in them the stereotype aobe about mindless, bitchiness and being superficial. Whoever said that should grt better friends. And as i get older the more friendships (gay or straight) is important.

^ oh dear, so many typos and shit, sorry.

If you're a decent person with any relationship skills whatsoever, you can maintain meaningful friendships with many different kinds of people. People do tend to be open these days where you can even mingle with gay and straight friends at the same time.

OP, isn't this what Boy's Night Outs look like when they get away from their wives?

20% of males report having no close friends.

[quote] They are only comfortable talking about sport. Boring.

You sound British and boring.

[quote] My father has actually loads of friends but i doubt in he had any true, intimate conversation with any.

Because he’s not a woman. Men don’t do intimate conversations. They’re not emotional yentas.

"It’s the same reason women don’t get along in big groups that much either. Everyone is always fighting or jealous over cock."

LOL, straight guys spend way more time thinking about pussy than straight women spend thinking about cock

I used to be part of groups of str8 bros. It was wonderful. I'm too old to be able to do it any more, unfortunately.

R33, they mean men, and women definitely think about finding a partner. It’s biology.

What's with all these anti-gay threads today??

I hear guy neighbors cheering over football games

I’m alone and sad

Most my friends are straight males. So I'm one of the bros. Less sexual tension than among gay males. But there's no reason a gay male can't hang out with straight males. So why envy them?

It's like that SNL sketch, the relationships are shallow

Rob and I have been together for years and years. Most of our friends are straight. We love sports not musicals does that make a difference? 40 years and more for our friendships both women and men is meaningful and special to me always. Can't have enough great friends!!

You don't have straight male friends, OP?

Not even relatives or friends from childhood?

Is that common among gay men? Only gay male friends? The vast majority of guys are straight so a gay guy having straight pals seems WAY more likely... statistically. How can someone have only gay pals?