Antonio-Bassanio Relationship

In The Merchant of Venice Antonio and Bassanio are obviously very good friends, but there is much more to their relationship than meets the eye. I believe that Antonio has somewhat of a homosexual love towards Bassanio, while Bassanio sees the relationship strictly as a friendship.

"You know me well, and herein spend but time

To wind about my love with circumstance;

And out of doubt you do me now more wrong

In making question of my uttermost

Than if you had made waste of all I have.

Then do but say to me what i should do

That in your knowledge may by me be done,

And i am prest unto it. Therefore speak." Act 1. Scene. 1 lines 160-167

Here Bassanio tells Antonio that he has spent all of his money and needs another loan in order to go and court this women named Portia. Instead of just asking for the loan, Bassanio makes up this argument why Antonio should give him the money. Antonio takes great offense of this and tells Bassanio that he has done him more wrong and hurt him more by wasting his time with his argument and that he should know that he would give Bassanio anything and help him in any circumstance. This suggest that Antonio has more of a homosexual love or fantasy towards Bassanio. Antonio also agrees to the bond that Shylock proposes if he does not repay him. In this deal, if Antonio does not repay Shylock on time, he has to pay with one pound of flesh aka his heart. Antonio is doing this deal which also suggest some kind of homosexual love towards Bassanio because Antonio is willing to risk his life for Bassanio. Antonio is also a wealthy merchant of an age where he should have a wife. So I think Antonio views his relationship with Bassanio as some kind of homosexual fantasy.