Bromance

The friendship between two men can be described using all sorts of globally recognized terms. The way these friendships begin, however, often resembles catching a Pokémon or choosing your spirit animal. And then, suddenly, a friendship begins -one that probably contains a level of deep romance capable of putting even the greatest love stories ever written to shame- and that will most likely last a lifetime. 

This, in our eyes, is what we call a "bromance".

Long, exhausting hikes undertaken just to photograph consecutive sunsets in completely different landscapes with second-hand cameras; vacations taken one-on-one that involve far more suffering than relaxation; dozens of dates where we put on our most expensive perfumes just to try out newly opened places in the city... Two men often do all of these things with each other more than they ever do with their girlfriends. And that’s where the so called romance begins. Eventually, when you look back and compare, you realize that you’ve shared some truly insane stories with one particular man. You’ve found a comfort with him that you simply cannot find anywhere else.

So how does this ridiculous relationship come into existence? How do two people who are as far apart as the two ends of a stick somehow realize that they are, in fact, the two ends of the same stick?

The answer lies in being able to share without fear. Anyone interested in studying healthy communication should examine this particular form of male-to-male relationship. The insults, the physical violence, and all the other collisions that, from the outside, look like two bears fighting over territory, are simply the outward expression of pure love and healthy communication.

While arguing about the positions of the sides in World War 2 and the tiny mistakes that were made in a real war, they may come dangerously close to strangling each other. Yet the very same two people can suddenly start acting like MIT professors trying to determine who farted in the room. They can spend an entire evening making gourmet-level observations about the taste of a simple pasta dinner, only to remind each other of that exact same pasta while sharing a steak at an expensive restaurant.

The sheer range of conversations these two individuals can have with one another ensures that they never, ever get bored of each other.

If you, dear reader, believe that you possess this friendship —which I genuinely believe deserves to be the subject of a documentary— know that you are facing a precious opportunity that may come along only once in a lifetime.

Don’t fuck it up!

Appreciate it. Be there for him. and also attack every decision he makes and make fun of him. 

Because a true friendship is like pissing on each other.

It may look ridiculous and disgusting to an outsider, but only you can feel the warmth...

Mustafa Urfalı

Yes, as you see we had a precious guest for this time. My dear brother whom I laughed & cried with...  - Arda