male bonding
Buddies growing closer
Male bonding is the formation of close friendships between men through shared activities—sports, drinking, outdoor adventures, military service.
The term emerged in the 1970s from anthropological discussion of how men in various cultures forge emotional connections without the intimacy associated with romantic relationships: The fishing trip was really about male bonding.
- friendshipBond of mutual affection
- brotherhoodKinship among men
- self-disclosureSharing private information
- fraternitySpirit of brotherly connection
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
bromance · vulnerability · guy talk · emotional connection · camping trips · fishing trip · mentorship · team sports · loyalty · trust · empathy · peer support · storytelling circles · rites of passage · mutual respect · buddies · backslapping · bar culture
- bondsbond, corporate bond, corporate bonds, government bond, municipal bond
- brotherly bondsbrotherhood, sibling bond, blood brothers, sworn brothers, band of brothers
- gender humorgender stereotypes, husband jokes, wife jokes, dating humor, mansplaining
- father-sondad, papa, son, boy, heir
- bonding types
- gendered spacesmens room, powder room, fraternity, sorority, fraternity house
male bondingsisterhood
Bond among women
hen party · sorority · ladies' night · women's circle · women's circles
male bondingromantic love
Deep amorous attachment
courtship · romance · dating · love affair · conjugal relations
male bondingsocial isolation
Lack of human contact
alienation · estrangement · loneliness · disconnection · male rivalry