When I was in grad school, I would often see a sight on campus that would stop me in my tracks: guys my age walking around holding hands as friends.  I’d seen guys hold hands before, as partners, but never platonically.  The guys in question were from Nepal, studying abroad here in America, and they explained to me that they simply didn’t have the same hang-ups as me and all of my male friends did - this was what friends did.  It was stunning to see, and I was beyond jealous of them for being able to connect like that.  I still am.