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Men and Their Friends: Why Bros Matter

Steven Ing, MFT Episode 24

Men need male friends. This seems obvious, yet it’s alarming how many men forgo this important need. But the fabulous men on the newly rebooted Queer Eye have reminded us just how important it is for all of us to have true friends: the kind who will call us out, share sincere and honest feedback, and help make us better people. Oh yeah, and teach us some of the intimacy skills we need for our romantic relationships.

For over 30 years, Steven Ing, MFT, has been a Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in forensic work. He is a contributing writer to Psychology Today and the author of two books on sexuality: We're All Like This and Get Busy Living. He is the creator and host of the true crime podcast Sex Crime Central and co-host on the podcast Managing Love Intelligently. In 2022, he was the victim of an attempted murder and survived multiple stabbings. And good thing: in 2023 his feminist science fiction novel Polliwog was published and he was appointed a community faculty member for the UNR School of Medicine. He lives in Reno, Nevada, with his wife, Sharon, on the edge of the Toiyabe National Forest.

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