@futurebird Zach and Donald touched on this in their podcast (they played JD and Turk in the TV show Scrubs). A lot of folks identify with JD; he’s not a “manly man”, doesn’t drink traditionally “manly” drinks, etc. Turk was more of a “jock” type but not hugely, and both say they love the other aloud and in person.
It’s lovely to hear fans citing the show as a moment of realisation in their own emotional maturity.