Bromances. More fulfilling than a relationship?
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What does the new study say about young men’s emotional satisfaction in bromances versus romantic relationships?
We're friends and we have a lot in common and like to hang out together. And on top of that, I suppose there's a level of like an emotional connection, which is maybe what distinguishes it from some of my other male friendships. After you get to a certain level of friendship, you can be really honest with each other and just sort of talk about anything. Whereas I think with a romance with your partner, it's always a gradual process of revealing more about yourself because you feel like, I don't know, you're becoming more vulnerable or you might reveal something that they don't like about you. The hookup.
According to a new study, young men get more emotional satisfaction out of bromances close heterosexual friendships with other males than they do out of romantic relationships with women. On the pod, we're looking at the bromance. What do they mean to you and what does the concept of bromances say about how we see male friendship? Coming up, you'll hear from Relationships Counselor Clinton Power on why these relationships are important and from masculinity expert Dr. Michael Flood on why close hetero male relationships have been stigmatized and why they're becoming more acceptable. First, though, you're about to meet Joel and Dave. They're in their early 20s and have been best mates for six years.
They're beautiful. They finish each other's sentences, know all there is to know about each other, and if one gets invited to a party, it's automatically expected that the other will go along. But over the years, there's been some unexpected obstacles in their friendships. Hookup producer James Finlay went out to meet them.
This is not really related, but we have sometimes talked about if we were going to open a restaurant together, doing like a Jewish Chinese fusion. Yeah, right. None of our friends think it will be good. No one thinks it will be good. Yeah, they don't know much about food. I think you could do something like a Jewish chicken matzo ball soup, but have like dumplings in it. Yeah, see dumplings is like a good through line for both cuisines.
So I'm in this cute little terrace house, which is Dave's place. Dave lives here with three other people. They're both wearing matching hats too, which is super cute.
I'll like admit this openly, Dave's, he dresses better than me. That's not true, that's not true. Like I did.
The boys are filmmakers, but they're also huge foodies. So I decided to get them into the kitchen to find out how they met and why their bromance is different to the relationships they have with their other guy mates.
So first ever uni class, I was just standing by myself and so was Joel. And we both didn't know anyone, so I think Joel just walked up and introduced himself. Yeah, he's a cool looking dude. That's what I thought.
Yeah.
I suppose we have like reasonably different backgrounds. I'm Jewish and Dave's Chinese. So there's that. We're friends, but we, and we have a lot of common and like to hang out together. And on top of that, I suppose there's a level of like, yeah, like an emotional connection. which is maybe what distinguishes it from some of my other male friendships. Yeah, I think that's really interesting, that difference in terms of talking about your feelings. After you get to a certain level of friendship, you can be really honest with each other and just sort of talk about anything. Whereas I think with a romance with your partner, It takes, it's always a gradual process of revealing more about yourself because you feel like, I don't know, you're becoming more vulnerable or you might reveal something that they don't like about you.
Yeah. Whereas that's less of a risk in a friendship, a platonic friendship. Yeah. Yeah, I think because it's like with a romance, and Dave made this point the other day, is that you have to give something over of yourself in quite a clear way. You become part of a couple. Yeah, you're like a unit and people start, and you start thinking of yourself and your partner. as this one singular thing, whereas that's not the case with a friendship or a bromance.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does the new study say about young men’s emotional satisfaction in bromances versus romantic relationships?
0:00–4:48
2
How do Joel and Dave describe the emotional connection that sets their bromance apart from other friendships?
4:48–8:29
3
Why do some people view close male friendships as threatening or stigmatized?
8:29–13:08
4
What insights does relationships counsellor Clinton Power offer about the role of bromances in healthy relationships?
13:08–17:17
5
How does masculinity expert Dr Michael Flood explain the shift in homophobia and intimacy among young men?
17:17–21:51
6
What are the cultural differences in male emotional intimacy, from Australia to India?
21:51–26:09
7
How do listeners describe the challenges of sharing secrets and emotional support with male friends versus partners?
26:09–29:40
8
Is the term ‘bromance’ just a catchy label for love and intimacy between any two people?
29:40–32:40