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So I can't help it, but I end up comparing myself with and competing with everyone I know... from friends, to family members, to co-workers, etc... and my girlfriend is no exception.

Me- I'm a very introverted person and rarely speak unless spoken to... and at first glance I don't seem like I have any defining traits. But if you can actually get me talking, then I become what people call "fun." I'm very down to earth and honest, and don't sugarcoat anything I say... and my opinion on things, I always say the truth, even if it's a really unpopular opinion. But even then, I never become super crazy or funny or outgoing or whatever. On my free time I usually watch shows/movies, read, play video games, write, and draw.

My girlfriend- Contrary to myself, she's actually really outgoing and pretty good at starting up conversations with people. She's also quite bubbly and cheerful, but also is very aware of when to take things more seriously. She's touchy feely, but won't give people hugs if she knows it makes them uncomfortable. She can also be quite funny at times, but not 24/7. She's very sympathetic, and is good at connecting with people. As for her free time, she also watches shows/movies, but she's a lot more athletic than me and loves to do things like play soccer, volleyball, basketball, track & field/cross-country, and swimming. She's fit and healthy with a flat-stomach, and pretty strong, but not super duper muscular or anything. She rarely wears make-up unless she falls and gets a bruise, but she does like to dress cute if the occasion calls for it.

Overall, I'd say if you like someone a little quieter who speaks their mind, you'd like me better. But if you like someone really affectionate who understands your feelings and who's really outgoing, you'd like my girlfriend better.

According to research published in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, there is a strong desire to cuddle and hug between bromantic friends, while kissing is just another way of showing affection.
One of the students involved told the authors you can ‘lie in bed with your bromance, have a cuddle and just talk’, while another said he understood it as having ‘a cuddle buddy’.

A third thought cuddling, hugging and sex jokes were a ‘core part’ of a bromantic friendship.

A bromance has been defined as ‘an emotionally intense bond between straight men’.

In all 29 of the 30 men who took part said they had cuddled their bromantic partner.

This latest work also backs a 2012 study that found 89% of 145 surveyed undergraduate heterosexual men had kissed on the lips.

One participant said: ‘Guys nowadays, in my generation, there is so much kissing between guys because it’s showing affection.’

Another added: ‘I hug him and kiss (my bromance) and tell him I love him.’

99% of men in a bromance have cuddled