About Guy Camaraderie

Closeness among guys is central to GC. Hello! My name's Ryan, the founder of Guy Camaraderie. We welcome guys from any background. Whether you identify as straight, gay, bi, or otherwise, there are no expectations or criticisms here. Please allow me to give you a brief overview of the core concepts and philosophy of Guy Camaraderie (or GC for short). The central focus once again is closeness among guys. We are all about freedom from oppressive societal norms designed to keep us down, or more specifically, horribly puritanical, self-deprecating, and closed-minded social expectations that cause us, as men, to be fearful and hesitant of being ourselves or expressing any kind of compassion or connection around others---especially with other guys. Because it is generally expected of us to become emotionally and physically suppressed, we therefore tend to become the stereotypical male drone: secretly hurting and outwardly aggressive and/or distant. This is what is and was considered "being a man," and it desperately needs to stop! Moving away from that negative way of life, rife with a harmful, warped version of masculinity, and instead living life to the fullest, enjoying good company, and having fun without burden and judgment are what qualify as the core values of GC. ---- What We're About ---- To give you a better idea of what we're about, we encourage: respect, intellectual and spiritual connection, individuality, loosening up, playfulness, laughter, liveliness, casual drinking and/or 420, swimming, camping, bonfires, friendly rough-housing and wrestling, sports, games, and most of all, not being afraid to experience genuine male bonding and brotherhood. I define brotherhood as being there for each other, regardless whether it's in times of need, just fun, or feeling hurt. Touching, holding, and massaging one another without fear of judgment or the need to assign sexually-oriented labels is definitely encouraged. All of these things are of course 100% more fun and fulfilling nude! We discourage: bad attitude and/or hygiene, grabbing someone's junk without courteously asking if it's OK first, anything contrary to what we encourage, and clothes ;] Now, our events aren't meant to be orgies (and guys seeking that best look elsewhere, i.e. swinger clubs and gay bathhouses). Still, let's face it: we're guys, and we tend to be horny. It's only natural to get a boner now and then or crave some physical attention. With that said, if any of you guys just gotta stroke it (or stroke your buds who are cool with that), as long as no one is coming over to just stay off to the side somewhere without talking to anyone, jerk off, then leave (voyeurism and/or being a creeper, in other words), then it's all good. I suppose doing anything beyond some jerking and such might be better in private, but who knows? Go with the flow. If this makes you uncomfortable, it's unfortunate in my opinion, because this sort of thing has been an unspoken part of the best male bonding that has taken place over the centuries, and I hope you will reconsider. For example, when soldiers went to war in ancient times, they spent 95% of their time with their fellow men. Training, sparring, wrestling, eating, drinking, sleeping, and relief of tension were all done together. Brotherhood and bonding were obviously a natural progression, and undoubtedly, several forms of intimacy were as well. I hope my words have stirred something in you (or maybe in your pants, if you're even wearing any LOL---hey, it's not something to be ashamed of)! If not, I recommend a standard naturist group, but let's face it, the only likely extra freedom you'll have there is nudity. Despite that, the typical suppressed male societal expectations seem to be in place at run-of-the-mill nudist events; I almost fell asleep as a result of the mundane and guarded conversations that took place between guys at a nude swim event I went to, save for a good conversation with a then-future-member of GC! It was still nice to go skinny dipping, of course. *shrugs* ---- History and Conclusion ---- Initially, we had the meetings at my former apartment in Aliso Viejo, CA in 2014. Just small cocktail parties, basically, where we all got to know each other and loosened up and had fun. In fact, they were a great success, as was the nude Korean spa day we did. Later on, we had a really nice get together at a friend's house also in Orange County, CA that included lots of awesome conversation all day and night, a go fish type of card game with some dares thrown in for the loser of each round LOL, and a bit of hands-on fun XD What I have in mind for a typical get together would be a possible brief welcoming/intro by me, brief introductions of everyone, followed by free intermingling. I envision this to be a great thing---something really meaningful and worthwhile---and besides cocktail parties, there could be friendly competitions, pool parties, BBQs, trips to the beach, naked spa days, camping, and so on.

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