bromance

thumb|240px|In 2017, US President Barack Obama's relationship with US Vice President [[Joe Biden was described as a "bromance".]]

A bromance is a very close and non-sexual relationship between two or more men. It is an exceptionally tight, affectional, homosocial, male bonding relationship exceeding that of usual friendship, and is distinguished from normal friendship by a particularly high level of emotional intimacy. The emergence of the concept since the beginning of the 21st century has been seen as reflecting a change in societal perception and interest in the theme, with an increasing openness of Western society in the 21st century to reconsider exclusivity constraints. The female version of the bromance is the womance.