Black Male Friendships

“When things are down, do you call your boy or your “friend” One issue that many single brothers have to deal with is going through emotional downtimes. And for a myriad of reasons, it is easier for many of us to share our deepest feelings with women rather than men. Now I understand that if you need to get something off your chest, then by all means do what you have to do. However, we should take a step back to think of the long-term implications of never being able to tell your boy what is really going on in your life.”

“If we were really honest, most brothers do not use each other as sounding boards. However, it is not until a situation has either blown up or otherwise finished, that a brother will then share what happened. But we need to get to a place where we have conversations like this; “Steve, I have this situation and these are the options I am looking at, let me know what you think.”

TheStateOf . . . Male Friendships. I (J) don’t make important moves without consulting my more thoughtful friends. And I’m trippin’ about something, I won’t hesitate to call one of my boys: Cleezy, Colonized Mind, Rich, etc. Some guys mistakenly think that asking a friend for help is weakness.