What happened to this thread.

Those disgusting men you're talking about have dealt with a lot. They really enjoy this game, and they want to use a feature meant for a special bond somewhat as it was intended at least. The straight men don't exactly want this sort of thing with a guy. Imagine that guy talking about FFXIV to a group of friends "Yeah I'm married to a guy in the game but I'm totally straight, honest". It might not be that serious, but they also might not be able live it down for a while. It's outside of their cultural norm. And maybe they're single and lonely and they're looking for something more, but it's not as if all men in this situation are demanding something more. I think most men are perfectly capable of a platonic relationship with a woman, and perhaps that most straight men are not so comfortable with such a relationship with another man.

Before we are divided between male and female, we are all human, and it's sad whenever such division breeds animosity, whether it's towards one way or the other.