Sydney, although briefly uninvited to Pete and Zooey's wedding, arrives prepared to be his best man. Although the film ends up having Pete find a witness through a male friend, causing him to fall into society's notions of what should happen, this doesn't detract from the film's broader meaning. Everyone believes that Pete is a monster because he has no other male friends, but in reality, he is just a very caring and understanding man who has simply focused his attention elsewhere. There's nothing wrong with the fact that he spent his past working on relationships with his girlfriends rather than his male friends, and that didn't mean he was incapable of making male friends simply because he hadn't done it in the past. “I Love You, Man” takes it upon itself to show how marriage and gender roles can affect both men and women, due to stereotypes about how both sexes should act, based on preconceived notions established by society. The film shows how wrong and unfair these stereotypes can be through Pete's journey to find a witness, allowing the audience to see gender roles from a different perspective.