[Irish Rose]

Have you ever read C.S. Lewis's The Four Loves? In the chapter "Friendship", he argued that friendship - which he distinguishes from having allies or companions - is a love. He wrote that Friendship is different from Eros; the two loves can co-exist (your spouse can be your friend as well as your lover) but they can also be separate. He spent several pages arguing against the theory that close friendships between men (people don't suspect it of women) are homosexual.

[vladimir998]

Yes, I know the book. I think Lewis was right. I remember, way back when, having to dispell the myth of ‘homo-eroticism’ between Gilgamesh and Enkidu to colleagues in university department meeting.

Moonbat: “Well, it’s clear that The Epic of Gilgamesh is saturated with homo-eroticism.”

Me: What evidence do you have for that?

Moonbat: “Come on! The text says that Gilgamesh loved Enkidu.”

Me: The text also says Gilgamesh loved his sword. That doesn’t mean he was having sex with it.

Idiots.