A very interesting article for us all to digest. It's relevance is inescapable.

http://seven-pints.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/interview-with-conran-thomas.html?zx=e4b28588fc3a7ac1

Thanks, I enjoyed reading this article.

I am curious about sexuality and bold enough to wonder what other people do and find it erotic. But to bond? No.

A good article.. I know that for me, a friendly connection with a potential bate buddy is essential... it is about relaxing and male bonding.

Gotta agree with the article

Thanks for the link

I can relate to some of the article at least with my online friendships. I started talking on Jackinchat when it first appeared on Jackinworld. It was an interesting site to come on to and joined the chat room and eventually was convinced and started joining in to what everyone else was doing and jo and RP'ed with other guys and became part of my routine every day. Things built up over time. Did a lot of things over the years that I would of never normally thought of doing before but went along with it for the sake of the interaction whether I was hard or not. Was more about the chat and masturbating was just part of it. It wasn't until a few years later after reading an article on Jackinworld that I saw that my main motivation for still going into the chat room was my lack of male friends. The room turned into an escape for me whenever I was stressed or grieving. I made a few friends over the 10 plus years, most of them have come and gone and don't come online anymore or ones that developed into strong friendships where we grew out of a jo/cyber buddy type of relationship. I was fortunate with some people to have the balance of both. A good friend I was able to share common interests with but could also do other stuff with and jo. Over the years saw that there were plenty of other regular straight guys into the same stuff and it's anonymous which made me feel I wasn't alone. The trap is not letting it become all that you do. There've been times where I've thought and been merely curious but had never been a sexual thing but need for social closeness.

Great article and seems pretty factual to me. More guys shuld lose the labels.

Very interesting article.

Thank you.

A very revealing article, which I'm glad to read. Thanks to GazUK for posting it.
I've believed since childhood that you didn't really know a guy intimately until you'd seen his "private parts". But then I remember j-o buddies I had as an adolescent and, even though we 'bated together, I can't say I felt better bonded to them than others who were more modest or inhibited but with whom I shared other interests. That said, however, I must admit that I've come to enjoy "virtual" circle jerks via the Web and the sense of "so that's what that fellow's got beneath his belt".