Men Talk June/July 2001
Intimacy Between Men
– © 2001 by John H. Driggs, LICSW
When you hear the phrase, "Intimacy Between Men," what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Of course, sex! So many of us men are programmed to equate any form of closeness with a sexual experience that we miss out on the larger emotional meanings in our lives and on opportunities for deeper friendships with men. We either become overstimulated or over -- afraid of sex between men and we fail to see men as emotional comforters and guides. Oh, it’s not that sex between men is so unthinkable, it’s just that there’s more to life than just sex. In fact, it’s not the sex between men that’s most important; it’s the love between men that’s most important. Continued...
What's Inside
– © 2001 by John H. Driggs, LICSW
When you hear the phrase, "Intimacy Between Men," what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Of course, sex! So many of us men are programmed to equate any form of closeness with a sexual experience that we miss out on the larger emotional meanings in our lives and on opportunities for deeper friendships with men. We either become overstimulated or over -- afraid of sex between men and we fail to see men as emotional comforters and guides. Oh, it’s not that sex between men is so unthinkable, it’s just that there’s more to life than just sex. In fact, it’s not the sex between men that’s most important; it’s the love between men that’s most important. Continued...
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