Comments on: Manhood: Chapter 10 - Real Male Friends http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2005/11/21/manhood-chapter-10-real-male-friends/ Thoughts from Australian cartoonist and pastor, Matt Glover Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:45:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Matt Glover http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2005/11/21/manhood-chapter-10-real-male-friends/#comment-83 Matt Glover Sat, 03 Dec 2005 11:45:29 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=48#comment-83 G'day Chris, I don't have anymore to offer just yet but have a few things to read over the next little while. I've wondered about the lack of coments too - the stat counter says there have been heaps looking at this topic...perhaps there are simply no easy answers. G’day Chris,

I don’t have anymore to offer just yet but have a few things to read over the next little while. I’ve wondered about the lack of coments too - the stat counter says there have been heaps looking at this topic…perhaps there are simply no easy answers.

]]> By: Chris http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/2005/11/21/manhood-chapter-10-real-male-friends/#comment-82 Chris Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:24:35 +0000 http://www.mattglover.com/wordpress/wordpress/?p=48#comment-82 Matt, Thanks for this. I'm suprised there aren't any other comments from visitors to your site. I identify strongly with what you've said here and felt like you were describing my own feelings regarding male friendships. At school, and at other various times in the 20 years since, I have had very close friendships but have experienced a lot of these relationships falling into disrepair due to factors including time and distance. It seems to be a struggle for us blokes to really share how we feel like we did when we were teenagers. I have met regularly with the same two blokes for a cuppa for more than 8 years and although we experience a healthy level of sharing, we would probably all admit to wanting more depth. As we are getting more serious about wanting to create 'real' community rather than just 'doing church' we are exploring ways to encourage us to open up. If you have any more on this subject. I would be interested to hear about it. Matt,
Thanks for this. I’m suprised there aren’t any other comments from visitors to your site. I identify strongly with what you’ve said here and felt like you were describing my own feelings regarding male friendships. At school, and at other various times in the 20 years since, I have had very close friendships but have experienced a lot of these relationships falling into disrepair due to factors including time and distance. It seems to be a struggle for us blokes to really share how we feel like we did when we were teenagers. I have met regularly with the same two blokes for a cuppa for more than 8 years and although we experience a healthy level of sharing, we would probably all admit to wanting more depth. As we are getting more serious about wanting to create ‘real’ community rather than just ‘doing church’ we are exploring ways to encourage us to open up. If you have any more on this subject. I would be interested to hear about it.

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