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Are men as intimate with there friends as girls are? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by SpaceFox@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've had female friends and I've had male friends but for some reason I've noticed that females are more intimate and close to there friends then males are. Is this true for all male friends?

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[–] KomfortablesKissen@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago

Well, I hug friends to greet and show compassion. But it doesn't really change anything, in terms of closeness or intimacy for me. Maybe others feel like that too and don't really engage in physical intimacy. I do hug female friends in comfort too, but that's very awkward for me. It seems to help them though.

I feel better when my personal space is respected, I don't really want hugs when I'm feeling down. I do like hugs when I'm feeling comfortable though.