American men are stuck in what’s been dubbed a friendship recession, with 20 percent of single men now saying they don’t have any close friends. More than half of all men report feeling unsatisfied with the size of their friend groups. Geoff Bennett traveled to Phoenix to take a closer look at the implications of male loneliness and how some men are confronting it.
I haven’t had a friend in 20 years. All of my male acquaintances are due to my kids’ activities or my wife’s friend’s husbands. I have social anxiety so I don’t make much of an effort with people. I also work from home so I don’t even have co-workers to get to know. I am somewhat of a modern hermit.
I haven’t had a friend in 20 years. All of my male acquaintances are due to my kids’ activities or my wife’s friend’s husbands. I have social anxiety so I don’t make much of an effort with people. I also work from home so I don’t even have co-workers to get to know. I am somewhat of a modern hermit.
Less than 20 years and no kids for me, but otherwise yeah same here mostly.