Men have fewer friends than ever. Be it in the US or the UK, male social circles have been shrinking. Millions of British men have no close friends at all. Three decades ago, more than 50% of American men claimed to have at least six close friends. Now that number has been halved.
How sad! That this happens in a time where singlehood and childlessness have grown more common only makes it more so. We could talk about the health risks of loneliness, or the increased danger of suicide, but what strikes me is the sadness — the long, empty silence, irreducible to data.
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