27 Feb 2020

This one goes out to all the brothers from other mothers. The extra peas in our pods. The ones who we’re secretly texting the most.

If you’re willing to put in the work, male friendships can be a thing of beauty. Something sacred. And once every blue moon, when the stars align just right, you’ll find yourself staring into the eyes of the one...

The ultimate, bromantic relationship that not even time itself could break down.

1. You’re on the same wavelength

A true bromance is a special connection that transcends the boundaries of a regular friendship. You’re both riding the same wave of how you think, how you react to things, and you understand each other on a higher level than most. It’s like you’re Brobi-wen Kenobi and Broda.

Bromances can’t survive if you aren’t on the same page on most things, but if it's meant to be, you won’t have to try.

2. You aren’t scared to talk about feelings

Men have been conditioned to bottle up emotions and internalize how they’re really feeling. The sign of a truly evolved bromance is the ability to talk openly and truthfully to each other. There’s nothing to be embarrassed about when opening up to someone who is essentially a brother, and true beauty can lie behind this level of openness and trust. Hug your bros! Cry with your bros! Emotional intelligence and empathy are good things! 

3. You’re finishing each other's sentences

The wavelength you both are riding is so intense that you’re often finishing each other's sentences, saying the same thing at the same time, and having inside jokes that can make you laugh for days.

Most of the time, the people around you have no idea what you’re on about.

Spending too much time with another person can be intense, but if it makes you both weirder in the best way possible, you’ve found yourself a keeper.

4. You know maybe too much about each other

Hopefully, the openness the two of you share means you really know the nitty-gritty about each other. Things like:

  • When you both lost your virginities
  • If you’ve lost your virginities
  • All the embarrassing drunk stories
  • Every single crush!
  • That time you pissed yourself 
  • Each other's party tricks/pick-up lines

5. You know you’re in for the long haul

Bromances shouldn’t be taken for granted. True and pure bromances can (and should) last a lifetime, and chances are you already know that's the case. With everything you know about one another, how you both think and feel, you know that there’s no getting rid of each other.

Be grateful for your bro! Respect your bro! Give your bro a cuddle!