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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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[โ€“] jbrains@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Women being intimate openly remains more socially acceptable than men doing it, at least presumed heterosexual men.

I have noticed a shift in the last five years and more of the (heterosexual) men in my social circles have openly hugged me more enthusiastically than they used to.

I have become more comfortable being affectionate in public in general, but that's about becoming more comfortable with myself, rather than a matter of what's assumed to be socially acceptable of the various genders. I'm definitely falling into the category of life's too short and I'll be dead sooner than I'd like to admit, so here I am, motherfuckers. Deal with it.