According to a new study, young men get more emotional satisfaction out of “bromances”—close, heterosexual friendships with other males—than they do out of romantic relationships with women.

On the pod we’re looking at the 'bromance'. What is it, what they mean to you and what the concept of bromances says about how we see male friendship. Coming up you’ll hear from relationships counsellor Clinton Power on why these relationships are important, and from masculinity expert Dr Michael Flood on why close hetero male relationships have been stigmitised, and why they’re becoming more acceptable.