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.
There’s also the risk that emotional support and friendship can interpreted as romantic interest. Either within a male-female friendship or by others. More importantly it shouldn’t be a female job to provide all the emotional labor for society!