Poll: Appropriate physical affection between heterosexual men.

[Ironman126]

Handshakes all the way, though hugs are acceptable if you are both trapped in a blizzard and need each others body heat to survive. Why yes I'm British

Hey, you don't have to be British to completely agree with your sentiment.

 

[MikeOfThunder]

I find kissing on the cheek weird for any reasons other than romantic ones (or affection for younger children), so ima go with that.
Probably because of the British "No Touching" attitude.
Big fan of bro hugs though, with the right people.

Oh yeah a bro-hug isn't something you just throw around on a night out! It's a gesture of bro-hood and bro-respect!

Me and my friends will do the whole 'chicken' thing in the street holding hands... only one of my friends ever actually wins because he is really strange and enjoys embaressment.

 

[Treblaine]

Sodomy.

But no eye contact, that would be weird.

 

[sunburst]

I have gay friends so I get kissed on the cheek all the time. I hug my close friends pretty much every time I see them (sorry people I don't hug). Walking with arms around shoulders is expected in any moment of bonding. Holding hands is fine under some circumstances but a bit weird. I don't kiss anyone on the mouth unless I intend to sleep with them and I've honestly never considered cuddling with any platonic male friends. Also, masturbating together has some extreme connotations no matter the genders and professed sexualities involved.

So that's where I stand (grew up primarily in 'Merica).

 

[blankedboy]

Brohugs are everywhere. Hand-holding seems a bit too much for straight guys unless you're like, 4.

Actually, brohugs are probably more common in New Zealand than anywhere else. I guess it's a Maori thing.

 

[Dags90]

You shouldnt equate European with Canadian. We are waaaayyyy too different. In europe, girls hold hands all the time, they walk down the streets with linked arms. In Canada, if two girls (ie.grown, sexually active females) are even holding hands, it could be construed that they're in a sexual relationship. The Canadian difference is that nobody really gives a fuck if you're gay or not.
As for men, hugging is pretty much the acceptable limit for heterosexual men, in Canada at least. Some men don't even shake hands unless you're meeting someone for the first time, or making a deal, I'm like this. In that case, what some people think is handshake worthy is more of a fist bumpable occasion.

I've only ever been to Eastern Canada, Montreal specifically. Every time I go there all the guys seem so effeminate that I wonder how they do all that lumberjacking Canada is so famous for. Lumberjacking isn't some gay slang, is it?

 

[Laser Priest]

If they're not doing any form of interaction generally reserved only for lovers, I'd say it's fine.

And holding hands falls more under a "family" tier for me.

 

[Optimystic]

Its not just men who are subject to this; anyone else remember the recent tabloid fodder over a certain woman holding her grown child close and kissing him affectionately on the face? "

Yeah, but I thought male/male would make for the most interesting thread because I've noticed that there's a large difference between countries about it. Especially between the U.S. and Europe, and this forum has a fair amount of both categories.

Also in hispanic countries people act much closer on a physical level.
No espanol aquí, aunque.

Which irritates the hell out of me because they constantly give my gaydar false positives.

It doesn't help that the totally hot and totally available latin guy at my office keeps smiling at me...

 

[Simili]

I am personally not a huge fan of PDA at all. Affection is a private thing, so keep it private. hugging ok, but I'm not keen on any couple making out in public. it just seems crude. It makes no difference to me the gender of the couple involved.

 

[Dango]

It depends on the person and it depends on the context.

 

[BlumiereBleck]

What is surprising to me is that "hetrophobia" isn't a word or considered a "real fear"

 

[scythian0528]

I heard in India it is common for two heterosexual men to hold hands in public. I think this is great but I probably wouldn't feel comfortable doing so.

Looking at the poll again, no blowjob option? Prude

I would say some kind of mutual masturbation would be okay, and some heterosexual males do that.
But kissing would be less appropriate.

A little odd but my opinion.

Actually I believe the same thing, as do a lot of people. When I used to experiment, that was the unspoken rule.

 

[Biosophilogical]

-snip-

I'm sad and it's your fault /childish melodrama

I voted mouth-kissing (stupid social norms), but I do like cuddling.

EDIT:

What is surprising to me is that "hetrophobia" isn't a word or considered a "real fear"

As in, fear of heterosexuality? Or fear of platonic expressions of affections between heterosexuals for reasons other than homophobia? Because the second one would be interesting.

 

[Zantos]

Depends on situation. Most of the time I'm all about the man hugs, but on some drunken occasions I've been like, "Oi! Aren't you going to kiss me goodbye?" and they've been like "Sure " with a little kiss. No tongue kissing, unless we are playing gay chicken, at which point I assert my manly dominance with romantic tongue action while fondly fingering their bumhole.

I feel this comic strip is relevant to the point I made. http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/529

 

[CarlsonAndPeeters]

In my opinion, sexuality isn't black and white. You aren't all gay or all straight--its a scale. Personally, I'm comfortable hugging guys, but have no interest in doing anything more. Sexuality is how you identify yourself, what you do with people is what you do with people. You have to answer for yourself just what that means.

 

[Jodah]

Handshaking between any two men is okay. Hugs between good friends is okay. Cheek kissing between family is okay. Bro-style leg humping/shoulder crying is okay. Everything else gets kinda weird.

 

[Harry Mason]

I believe the moment that penises start going into mouths, palms of hands, or anuses would be where I would draw the line.

Honestly, there are so many different definitions of sexual normalcy that trying to define or limit them is just silly. In some cultures, no one touches anyone ever. In other cultures group masturbation isn't considered homosexual at all.

For me personally, I will hug my male friends and put my arms around their shoulders. If it's a friend from Mexico, I might kiss them on the cheek during a hug, because that's an act of friendship over the border.

 

[Grabbin Keelz]

Just put the word 'bro' in front of every one.
Bro hug
Bro shake
Bro kiss
Bro hold
Bro.....sex....NOT GAY!

For real though, just the occasional hug.

 

[ninetails593]

Holding hands is very suggestive and kissing in any way is just a closet trampoline.

 

[Scars Unseen]

I think the answer is something more intimate than a curt nod, but not quite so far as the insertion of vegetables into various orifices.