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Are you caught in a bad bromance?

Are you caught in a bad bromance?

It's Been a Minute vor 10 Monaten

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What can we all learn from stories of men trying to find
friends...and failing?

Men in real life - and in the movies - are trying to figure out how
to be friends. There's been a lot of talk alleging lonely men are
the cause of cultural tensions, and Hollywood has caught on
(despite a similar number of women saying they are lonely, too!).
Several films this year depict how society leads men into fraught,
messy friendships. So, what can we all learn from toxic (or good!)
friendships between men?

Brittany is joined by NPR arts and culture reporter Neda
Ulaby and IndieWire awards editor Marcus Jones to
dig into it.

(0:00) We're all obsessed with lonely men...why?
(3:12) 'Friendship' and how to deal with being rejected
(8:17) 'Twinless' and how friendship is kinda romantic
(13:43) 'Lurker' and how real life relationships are parasocial
too
(17:55) What male friendships can teach us all about being more
vulnerable

Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: @bmluse

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