Are true friendships possible? Seems like male-male always has latent competitive tension and female-male latent romantic tension. Female-female has ???
maybe you want relationships where there's no conflict so no tension-subtext. granfather with grandkids, young-adult siblings, hanging out with kids. or you could lean into the tension. there's a great male friendship type that are competitive. solid banter.
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Yes. I agree with the latter. But it's boxed competition you know? Like... the competition exists within a wider cooperative frame, it's like a special regulatory zone, of sorts.
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And to the former: YES! Grandfather with grandkids, idealised, is exactly what I want. I know about cuteness anger but the idealised non-competitive version is exactly what I want. (Maybe with everyone.)
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