真心希望我的男朋友,再找一个男朋友。
男生和男生之间,能处成女生闺蜜一样,并且觉得很自然。这对我来说,是一种新鲜的男性友谊。
这似乎值得好好探讨一番。
原来男性间的友谊
本来就可以很亲密
1. 对个人事务的坦诚;
2. 会向对方分享秘密;
3. 在对方面前明显的情感流露;
4. 能感受到彼此的信任和爱;
5. 愿意在对方面前暴露自己的脆弱;
6. 亲密的肢体接触(当然,和“性”无关)。
林肯,图片来源:维基百科
男性友谊的「亲密感」
为什么后来好像消亡了?
全世界的直男们
亲密起来!
但如果作为男生的你,可以做到的话,我会建议你尝试着更多地和哥们聊自身的情绪和体验。他跟你说他失恋了,不妨问多一些,关心更具体些,建议和帮助更实在些,比如:
-发生了什么?
-你的感受如何?
-你会不会很难过、很无助?
-你可以跟我哭的,我一直都会陪着你。
-Plus:你需要的话我这几天住你家也行。
其实男生也很需要自我袒露,只是太多人都无法迈过自己心里的坎。心理学家 Reisman(1990)报告称,无论男性或女性,自我揭露得越多,对同性友谊的满意度就越高。
比如,很直接的就是,在倾吐自己的情绪和感受时,男性可以锻炼自己的自我表达能力。心理学家 Bowman 就曾很担忧地表述,抑制男性情绪表达的文化,正在全面影响男性的交谈和表达能力(2008)。
其实对于倾听的一方同样有好处。多了解自己哥们的心情,也会让自己的共情能力得到很好的锻炼。
这些表达和共情的能力,不仅在面对同性朋友时好用,面对伴侣、家人、同事,都很有用。
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