What is Bromance?

A bromance is a close, platonic relationship shared intimately by two men (or in this case, bros). Many times, this feeling of affection and emotional connection stems from sharing commonly “masculine” domains like sports, games or girls. A bromance is largely underpinned by a universally acknowledged but unspoken “bro code”. However, the “bro code” is commonly extended and can be applied to guys in general, even between guys who are not in a bromance.

President-elect Barack Obama, left, and Vice President-elect Joe Biden wave to the crowd after Obama’s acceptance speech at his election night party at Grant Park in Chicago before giving his acceptance speech Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008.(AP Photo/Morry Gash)