Welcome to another issue of Man Tools! Isn't it amazing how quickly life can change? Life continues to surprise me in all the right ways! The only thing I wish right now was I had more time to explore everything I want! But sadly there is only so many hours in a day!

Next week I am running a special Twitter Space with my good friend Nick Woof from The Bromance Club. We are going to be talking about what we do and a range of other bator topics. It will start at 9PM (GMT) on Wednesday 5th April. I'd like to see as many people from Man Tools join as possible! So if you're interested set a reminder on Twitter and if you join live we may even invite you to participate. It will also be recorded and available afterwards. 

Lastly if you ever need some bate material, don't forget that I post plenty of Porn to my various Telegram Channels (I am true porn aficionado). The best place to find the links is to visit my website. If you ever have a particular kind of porn that you are interested in, let me know and if there is enough interest I will create new channels. 

Today I want to discuss male bonding. It is something I have been thinking a lot about these past couple of months and I wanted to share my thoughts with you.

Within the bate community we usually refer to people we bate with as bate buds. We also talk a lot about a brotherhood or having bromances (we call each other Bros!). To outsiders I think they probably don't understand the connection we make through bating with others. I certainly find from my experiences and in talking to many other bators that most are looking to form deep connections through their bates.  

So today I am going to talk about 4 different aspects of Batehood. Through these we may begin to see how our bates connects us with others and how we can form long-lasting male bonds both in person and virtually!

Knowledge

How do we learn new things? By sharing them with others. Being part of a brotherhood and having buds that we can talk to about our bate life is central to understanding ourselves better. Through discussions around what we like, what we don't, how we do it, we can learn new things. We have our own culture and language that we use to share this knowledge as well. Through sharing and talking about this is how we grow and expand our community and ourselves.

Understanding

Being a bator can sometimes feel like a lonely experience. Because bating is mostly a solo act it can be hard to connect with others who understand our practice. By building some relationships around us who are also bators we create a network of people who all enjoy the same or similar sexual activities. This level of understanding helps us to feel part of a bigger community as other bators are more likely to understand our wants and needs. 

Support

Being in a broship is also about having a support network. We all go through personal issues, whether they are related to our sexual/love life or not, it is good to have people to talk to. Once we have formed a deep bond with another male we can turn to them when we are in need of having someone to talk to. We can share with them and they can share with us. 

Fun

This is probably where you may start with a new buddy. Obviously one of the benefits of finding a new bromance is that they can be someone you can play with. Having someone to share your bate with is the ultimate bonding experience. You learn about their wants and needs. You learn about their likes and dislikes. This play is such an important part of our lives that without it we may feel very disconnected from ourselves and each other. So hit up your buddy today and schedule some play time whether it is virtually or in person it doesn't matter. 

So with all that in mind, I thought it would be good to start to help others in the community connect with each other. I have made great connections through our community and I want to keep encouraging more connections as I believe it is what makes bating and bate culture the best.

Over the coming weeks I will be looking for members of the community who are interested in putting themselves out there for others to connect with. So if you're interested in being featured then reach out to me. 

A great way to connect with fellow bators is through the Man Tools Members Telegram Chat, or head over to Mastobate the Mastodon server just for bators. These both provide great places to share yourselves and to talk to other fellow bators. I also like to connect with fellow bators on Bateworld so if you're a member and we aren't friends please add me. Or if you have any other methods of finding fellow bate buds let me know.

Lastly if you do enjoy my work you should join the VIP club. For only $5 per month you can help the building of the batehood and get some exclusives at the same time! So what are you waiting for!

Till next time Bros
Benno