The concept of male bonding is far more concrete than ever before. The evolution of friendship has moved from the reserved independent minded nineteenth or twentieth century model to a deeply interconnected relationship of the new millennium. In a research on male friendship psychologists have found that the average modern man has six defined types of friends. According to the report, most men rely on the friends with the traits of being  pilot, rock, explorer, wit, hero and coach for moral guidance and emotional support.

It argues that it has become more important for modern men to forge deep relationships with a core group of friends as a way to operate in an increasingly complex world and that those men are more in touch with each other's feelings. With the increasing number of portrayals showing the lives of a group of friends in movies and popular culture the attitude of man towards man has become more and more intimate. May be like the popular sitcom character Barney Stinson people are increasingly living by the bro-code , it appears.

London-based psychologist Felix Economakis said in the report, that modern men have left behind the austere rules of friendship for more emotional demonstrations of frailty."I see quite a lot of young men who aren't afraid to say, ‘I had an argument and I burst into tears' or, ‘He's my best friend and I love him'," Economakis said.

The report  describes such dynamics as "fire-team friendships," a basic unit of four or five friends who watch each others' backs, and argues that men who are in closer contact with their friends are happier, healthier and wealthier. With mutual respect ,love and being-their-for-one-another-attitude there has never been a better time to hang out with your friends it seems. Just remember one thing "BE A GOOD WINGMAN"...!

(With inputS from the web)

(AW-Jyotishman)