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Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends, a survey has found

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Re: Almost one in five men admits to having no close friends, a survey has found

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Post by Angostura »

whatshisface wrote: post #7
jamesb93 wrote: post #2

Sounds like a result of increasingly drab and formalised work environments.

Work friends aren't real friends because what happens if you get fired?

In my ... case carry on being friends? Assuming you socialised outside of work.

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Post by agumonkey »

wiremaus wrote: post #6

I read here that loneliness is a significant problem for people in general within the modern world, and somewhat moreso for men. Headline seems a bit clickbaity, as the issue is clearly not exclusive, and the percentage difference relatively small.

I also connect social bonding with an "ancestral" notion of work.

Even stupid tasks with low wage can impact your health tremendously (positively) compared to isolation.

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Post by throwaway66920 »

The article states 18% of men had no close friends, significantly higher than women at 12%. Honestly that’s doesn’t sound hugely different to me. For every two women with none, there’s three men with none. The gap is a bit smaller for best friends too.

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Post by chrisseaton »

paganel wrote: post #5

As a man is pretty damn hard keeping friends after the age of 30, especially if you happen to go trough a divorce when suddenly more than half (if not more) of your friends get to “choose” the other side. Yeah, you get to ask your friends back from high-school or college out for a beer but chances are they’re also in a middle of a divorce or they’re too busy with family requirements (can’t blame them) or too stressed…

Don't you have any hobbies that give you a social life outside your work or family?

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Post by theferalrobot »

I just switched from a job where I could work from home anytime I wanted (which meant everyone on my team did so 100% of the time) to a job that requires everyone to be in the office 90% of the time because I want more face-to-face human interaction in my life. The convenience was great but, on the whole, it made me less happy.
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