As my sexuality has evolved, I have found it incredibly hard to form deeper connections with other men. Women seem to so much better at this, in general. I have been thinking a lot lately about why this might be the case and came up with the below reasons why men who might seek these deeper connections with other men may fail. Id love to hear others' thoughts!

Offending a buddy - talking about anything deeper or more emotional, anything outside of "safe topics," runs the risk of offending a buddy who is a good friend but not intetested in that level of connection. This is my biggest barrier. Lack of emotional tools - even if a buddy wants to go deeper with a friemdship, many ot us lack the tools to go there because men (in many societies) are taught to be stoic and unconnected. Fear of Judgement - even if the interest and tools are there, a bromance runs the risk of being judged in multiple ways, which may be a barrier to something deeper. Lack of rolemodels - bromances can look so many different ways (I imagine), but I am aware of so few examples of this in popular culture. This may be limiting in some way. Do these barriers to a solid bromance resonate? Are there others you have encountered?