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Cuddle culture, however, is quite common in “Side B / SSA” men’s groups, and I feel it should be discussed. But I realize it may not be the same for everyone. For me personally, bro cuddling has been a very helpful and wonderful thing. Some might be reading this with reservations, or maybe you can’t wait to have your first cuddle.īefore you eagerly set out to find your first cuddle buddy, though, I’d recommend reading these basic pointers and guidelines based on my own past experiences with bro cuddling.īefore I begin, I’d like to give the disclaimer that I am not making the case that all SSA men - or men in general - should cuddle.
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I can say with absolute certainty that these moments have been some of the most beautiful, moving, and totally platonic expressions of intimate love I’ve ever experienced. I’ve cuddled with many fantastic men, all same-sex attracted (SSA). The findings were published April in the journal Men and Masculinities.In my last post, I talked about “bro cuddling” and some of my past bro cuddling experiences. "We argue that the expansion of esteemed homosocial behaviors for heterosexual men is evidence of an expansion of changing conceptions of masculinity in contemporary culture," researchers concluded. "This is both a function of the homohysteric culture that 40-year-old men experienced in their adolescence, as much as it is a function of the fact that 40-year-old men go home to sleep in bed with their spouses," he added. "While we know, definitively, that it is a regular occurrence among 16- to 18-year-olds in addition to university students, it is not likely to exist whatsoever among 40-year-old men." "Outside of an undergraduate setting the numbers are likely to be far less," Anderson told Vocativ. While cuddling is common among athletes, the survey reveals that this behavior is more common among younger men.
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"We have a bromance where we are very comfortable around each other." The way I see it, is that we are all very good and close mates," he added. "I happily rest my head on Connor's shoulder when lying on the couch or hold him in bed. " I feel comfortable with Connor and we spend a lot of time together," another said, according to the Daily Mail. "I love a quick cuddle, just so you remember your friends are about and are there for you," one participant said. Some of the men believe that cuddling in bed is simply an act of friendship. "Highlighting the prosaic nature of bed sharing for these participants, most indicated that it was not necessary to be close friends to share a bed with someone," they added. "In addition to cuddling, participants also engage in 'spooning' with their heterosexual male friends," researchers Eric Anderson and Mark McCormack wrote in the study. Researchers at Winchester University and Durham University studied 40 college athletes. Researcher found that athletes spooned other men who they aren't friends with. The findings also revealed men are discriminate when it comes to spooning. The latest study revealed that 97.5 percent of heterosexual, male college athletes have slept on the same bed as another man, and 93.5 percent have admitted to spooning their teammates. Researchers found that most male athletes snuggle up when sharing beds with their teammates. Straight male athletes regularly spoon each other, a new study on masculinity reveals.