My male friends are some of the most important people that I know. They have seen my cry, held me when I’m crying, given me jobs, told me when my fly was down, checked in on me when I decided to ghost, let me know when I put too much vaseline on my face, supported me, given me space when I was wyling out, texted me when I’m anxious and talked me out of dumb decisions. But more than anything else, they have loved me and appreciated me. I don’t know where I would be without them or who I would be without that love and appreciation.
Judd Apatow has literally made an entire career out of making movies that are dedicated to depicting male friendships. If you were a white man in the mid-2000s and wanted to be an actor, all you had to do was go audition …show more content…
Jay Z and Kanye West are on and off best friends that made a beautiful historic joint album in 2011 about loving each other and being successful black men. The biggest rap group in the world right now is Migos. Made up of Quavo, Takeoff and Offset; the trio are best friends that are somehow related but also rap together, make money together, and really love each other.
For a lot of men, male friendships can be a source of safety and happiness. Sometimes, you really are your real and honest self with your male friends. That notion is something that has been turned into several “bro culture” memes but that love can be genuine and is genuine.
Last week, my best friend Isaiah was going through something and it hurt me that he was hurting. So I woke up the next day, typed a beautiful text to him where I called him a King, offered to buy him Chick Fil A and told him that I loved him and would be there for him if he needed to talk that day and every day that followed. Nothing in that text was out of the ordinary; I love all my male friends, I would buy most of them Chick Fil A and they are all