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I'm a trans man. I didn't realize how broken men are
(newsweek.com)
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It is melodramatic. He's writing as an outsider who doesn't know yet how to interact as a man, and may or may not have full male hormonal balance yet. Men form deep relationships with their male friends, but only on a long enough timeline for trust to be built, and then we display it differently. His perspective is that of a woman's, so he's probably missing a lot of nuance in reactions he's getting. Something as simple as a knowing nod can mean a lot between men. Just because we're not all lovie dovey, and hugging and kissing, doesn't mean we're broken, it means we're men, with male mannerisms, male emotions, and male forms of bonding.