Why is everything now about sex? What happened to deep friendship? Those friends you hear about that stick with you through thick and thin, through your break ups and highs and lows, why aren't they treasured so much any longer. I agree so hard with your point about the male bond that is somehow not being appreciated in all it's glory any longer.
THIS. So much this. I've been talking about this as well. There *needs* to be deep friendships in a person's life. And that doesn't mean sexual attraction is involved. And the fact that there is not sexual attraction does not make the relationship anything less special. You might even argue it makes it more special because sex, well, can muck things up as it's its own kind of drug (*wink*).
I also grew up with Starskey & Hutch and Cagney & Lacey and and heck, what about the granddaddy of slash - Kirk & Spock. Those partners would support each other through everything and die for each other as well. They didn't need to have sex (although in fanfic - go for it, if you want to - just not in the show please.)
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Date: 2013-10-27 04:46 pm (UTC)THIS. So much this. I've been talking about this as well. There *needs* to be deep friendships in a person's life. And that doesn't mean sexual attraction is involved. And the fact that there is not sexual attraction does not make the relationship anything less special. You might even argue it makes it more special because sex, well, can muck things up as it's its own kind of drug (*wink*).
I also grew up with Starskey & Hutch and Cagney & Lacey and and heck, what about the granddaddy of slash - Kirk & Spock. Those partners would support each other through everything and die for each other as well. They didn't need to have sex (although in fanfic - go for it, if you want to - just not in the show please.)