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.
  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
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    6 hours ago

    Sometimes women, you can connect with them better on an emotional level as opposed to men.

    Not just women ofc, but generally people who have been socialized to be more empathetic.

    I feel like a part of the issue is the quality of the friends out there (including pov). Sure if you get “adopted” by a cool friend or group it’s easy to follow their lead, but so many of us don’t actually know how to be good friends.