Relationships
Why So Many Men Are Lonely
Loneliness among men has reached levels that would, if it were a physical disease, prompt a public health emergency. Instead it gets a shrug, a suggestion to join a club, and a change of subject.
Men are not, contrary to popular belief, emotional islands. But relationships are complicated, and they can get more so with age. This section covers partnerships, family, friendship, loneliness, divorce and everything in between — because how well your relationships are going has more bearing on your mental health than most men realise, and it's worth understanding why.
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Loneliness among men has reached levels that would, if it were a physical disease, prompt a public health emergency. Instead it gets a shrug, a suggestion to join a club, and a change of subject.
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Men are losing their friends at a rate that would alarm them if they noticed it was happening. Most don't notice until they're trying to think of someone to call and the list is shorter than expected.
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Most men put more research into buying a car than into understanding what makes a relationship last. This is probably not unrelated to the divorce statistics.