Do men crave closeness and intimacy just as much as women?

As much as anyone would like to disagree, I think that we all have a desire for a deep emotional connection with another human regardless of gender! I don't get why some people say men dont want these things, its not true. Men want to be close to a woman just as much as women want to be close to a man. Its not always just about 'getting off'.

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  • Nope, give a man a cold beer and peace and quiet and he's set for life. Give the same to a woman and she's not...

  • Yes... but it's just not as powerful of a desire.

  • I think guys can be even more romantic or needy a lot of the time lol

    • I know a few guys like this!

    • It's true haha

    • But do you like those type of guys?

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  • I am a man that love's the intimacy of being in a relationship, I like physical contact outside of the bedroom and it does not have to lead to sex.

    I don't think this is a gender thing, I know a few women that don't like physical contact unless it's during sex. They don't like to cuddle, they don't hold hands and god forbid you try to get a hug.

  • Some do some don't and there could be hundreds of possible reasons for those who don't ranging from failure to click on that level for myriad reasons to the 'I am a rock' syndrome

  • I think they do just as much but do not like to admit it

  • It's true. The vast majority of men crave closeness and intimacy just as much as women. There are certain stages in life when we crave it less, but in the end we all want that.

  • Agreed

  • Sure, guys want intimacy and closeness, but saying they want it as much as women is a stretch. Women have an evolutionary desire to feel comfortable an protected by their partner. Guys really just like the companionship (and the sex obviously). Men are more prone to keeping their emotions to themselves, solving their own problems, and spending long periods of time as bachelors. The desire for closeness is there, but less pronounced.

    • Thats becauss society has conditioned men to believe that they have to keep their emotions to themselves when they dont. I know men who have broken past this barrier and I know men who haven't. Its usually the men who haven't that have failed relationships because theyre unable to form that connection. Intamicy is the experience of emotional closeness. It occurs when two people are able to be emotionally open with one another, and reveal their true feelings, thoughts, fears and desires. This can only occur when both people are able to genuinely trust one another, and feel able to take the risk of being vulnerable.

    • I disagree Infynis, I think that many guys have sex with the hope that their partner will meet their needs. If he finds that partner compatible he will usually try to deepen the bond. And there is the problem, turning lust into love is often not the best approach and without building intimacy you can end up in a relationship with someone completely incompatible. Us blokes need to acknowledge our need to feel loved and to be emotionally connected, in order to open ourselves up to finding the right person for us.

    • I'm not saying guys don't need the connection, I'm just saying they need it less. Of course we want stable relationships and emotional connections, that's just human nature. The question was is men need it just as much as women, and I don't think we do. There's a reason women are generally considered to be the more emotional sex, and it can't be completely accounted for by men hiding their emotions.

  • It depends on the person, not the gender. I love closeness and touching ESPECIALLY when it's not sexual bc it makes u feel like they love and appreciate u without using their bodies 😂 It can easily be either gender 😊

  • its the one thing i miss in my life as a wanker

  • Yeah, I think men want that closeness and intimacy too. Society tries to tell us that we shouldn't or that it's not manly to talk about those things but fuck that

  • Men can crave it more or less, depends on their upbringing. Guys tend to be treated more like "Stop hugging and grow up" So either they take it to heart and miss the intimacy, or they ignore it as a sign of weakness.

  • I totally agree with you. The stereotype that guys only want "one thing" just isn't true.

  • "Do men crave closeness and intimacy just as much as women?"

    yes, fucking balls-deep yes we do

  • I'd marry a giant ice cube and keep it in my room-sized freezer. His name would be Batman and I'd get my tongue stuck on it once a year.

  • They do.

    • guilty as charged but we can function without ;)

  • Of course not, what a silly question. Most of us just want to eat pussy and fuck (and just act like we want more when necessary to that end). Deep emotional connection with another human? Hell I've been single and practically a hermit for almost 35 years (not counting fuck buddies, ONS's, etc) and couldn't care less about such crap. Hell some days I don't care if the human race all went extinct except me, if it didn't result in a lack of sex it would be an improvement.

    • Looks like someone doesn't like the truth.

    • if it works for you then awesome

    • I venture to say it works for most, most lie about exactly what they want/pretend they want something they don't because they know they will almost never get laid otherwise.

  • I want it more than a lot of girls do haha. Of course I'm sort of an outlier so I can't speak for others but... I think it's something we all long for, even if it's only deep down.

  • Oh hell yes, I love that shit. Probably because I rarely get it but still I am a romantic guy.

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