Girls have their girlfriends, and boy do they have them. But what do us guys have with our best guy friends: Bromances. A bromance is a bro romance. The name says it all, but what does it really entail?
Girls can get annoying with how many girlfriends they have. It seems like everyday they have a new one that they “love” or are “obsessed” with. That is not how bromances are or work.
Guys are guys; we have our close groups of best friends and we like to keep them for as long as we can. Along the way, there is always that one dude who you are closer with; you could even say, “he’s the man”. That is when you know you are in the bromance stage.
Bromancing is nothing short of normal for college. We spend so much time with so many of the same people, it's bound to happen that you will spend enough time with someone you live with or someone you always want to hang with, that a bromance can easily develop.
Girls (at least to guys) can get annoying with their new girlfriends. They bring them everywhere, they need to share clothes with them, and need to always grab a meal with them. Some of these things hold true for bromances, but I am really glad the rest do not happen.
Firstly, sharing clothes is not a part of a bromance. I will concede, I’ve lent ties to some of my boys for formals, but we are not sharing jeans or button-ups on an average Thursday or Friday night. Secondly, we do grab meals sometimes. Bro dates are 100 p fair game. There is nothing better than a Sunday morning bro date to tags for sandwiches or even to a sit down brunch. Brunch is the best way to catch up on the parts we remember … and don’t from the previous nights of the weekend. I can’t say I frequently go on bro dates, but it's happened especially over brunch.
The real rite of passage into a bromance is through video games or sports. Until you have cursed out your best friend, convinced him you are more talented (even though you may not be) at either a video game or some sporting event, you haven’t started that bromance. Nothing screams bromantic more than playing basketball at the Serf, calling your best friend weak or some other foul name followed by a beer back at the house when your done.
Bromances are normal and happen all the time. There is nothing wrong with being really close to your guy friends. If you drink together, play sports together, and video game together you may be bromancing.
