Men’s lack of deep, close friendships has been in the spotlight lately. A recent Pew Research Center study found that 54% of women say they turn to a friend for emotional support, but only 38% of men say they do. Essayist Sam Graham-Felsen and American Institute for Boys and Men CEO Richard Reeves join John Yang to discuss why some men seem to struggle with maintaining social connections.
Sure, my wife spends more time with her friends than I do with mine. I wouldn’t want to trade though. They seem to have more internal conflicts than we do. Larger groups have more shit to deal with.
My point is that it’s not easy to evaluate friendship only based on quantity.
qualitiy over quantity