Men used to share a bed unflinchingly. Travelers would end up in a bed in an inn with a random other person if they were not wealthy, or share it with a friend if they were well off (the writer Goethe frequently mentions doing this on his travels).
Of course, Moby Dick begins with Ishmael sharing a bed with Queequeg.
Dona_nobis t1_j6ac606 wrote
Reply to Dickens' David Copperfield: Were men more affectionate with each other in the 18th century? by angelojann
Men used to share a bed unflinchingly. Travelers would end up in a bed in an inn with a random other person if they were not wealthy, or share it with a friend if they were well off (the writer Goethe frequently mentions doing this on his travels).
Of course, Moby Dick begins with Ishmael sharing a bed with Queequeg.