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"ref": "2019 August 23, Gregory Baker, Disaffiliating Ministry: Spiritual Growth, Gender, and Campus Ministry, Rowman & Littlefield, page 22",
"text": "Kimmel argues that men must confront their temptation toward silence, especially in the face of other men's violence. This culture of silence is what scaffolds the \"guy code.\"",
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"ref": "2022 February 14, James Sheridan, Kiss Fewer Frogs, Dudley Court Press, LLC",
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"ref": "2001, Gertrude Pocket, The Script Book Season, Pocket Pulse, page 10",
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"ref": "2005, Michael DiMarco, Marriable: Taking the Desperate Out of Dating, Revell, page 103",
"text": "Many times this will even include cutthroat behavior like pursuing a girl that one of his guy \"friends\" is already chasing. This is a clear violation of the Guy Code.",
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"ref": "2008, Posy Edwards, Jonas Brothers: Hello Beautiful - Stars of Camp Rock, Orion",
"text": "The Guy Code: 'Best friends don't date each others' ex-girlfriends. That's just how it rolls. It's the guy code.'",
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"ref": "2014, Kat Cantrell, Matched To Her Rival (Mills & Boon Desire) (Happily Ever After, Inc., Book 3), HarperCollins UK, page 13",
"text": "And for what? Because his friend had broken the guy code? Dax needed someone to blame for Leo's falling in love with Dannie, obviously, not that he'd admit it.",
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"ref": "2020, Amber Garza, When I Was You: The utterly addictive psychological thriller about obsession and revenge, Hachette UK, page 120",
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