Daniel Eagles, an undergraduate at University of Bath, said he did not have a problem with kissing his male friends.

He said: ‘I am comfortable to kiss my friends in situations such as their birthday or when someone scored a goal or just if we are having a laugh.

‘Physical contact with your friends helps to bring you closer. I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend for more than a year and she doesn’t think anything of it when I kiss my guy friends.’