Many of us value our relationships with our straight guy friends. This NY Times piece explores the issue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/07/fashi ... dship.html
Bromosexual Friendships
Re: Bromosexual Friendships
All my friends back home are straight. The concept of having gay friends (without benefits) is quite new to me, I didn't have any before moving to Thailand. One of my straight friends is the ideal wingman, just as described in that article.