The conversation around men feeling lonely has become a lightning rod for social, political and cultural weigh-ins by everyone - but how do guys actually feel about their loneliness? We asked you to cut through the noise to give your honest experiences of loneliness and male friendship, and we investigate the research to find out if this can even be called an ‘epidemic’.
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SHOW NOTES:
The State Of Loneliness 2023 data
Social Isolation And Loneliness in Australia
https://www.aihw.gov.au/mental-health/topic-areas/health-wellbeing/social-isolation-and-loneliness
‘An uphill battle’: why are men struggling to make – and keep – friends?
Male loneliness and isolation: What the data shows
https://aibm.org/research/male-loneliness-and-isolation-what-the-data-shows/
The surprising truth about loneliness in America
Side talk: Half of men feel more comfortable having difficult conversations shoulder-to-shoulder
https://www.greeneking.co.uk/newsroom/shoulder-to-shoulder?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Is Male Loneliness an Epidemic? A Gendered and Structural Reframing
The men's loneliness epidemic might not exist
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/17/1263527043/its-been-a-minute-male-loneliness-epidemic-real
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Females were more likely to have mental health conditions
Theorizing Mankeeping: The Male Friendship Recession and Women’s Associated Labor as a Structural Component of Gender Inequality
Men value romantic relationships more and suffer greater consequences from breakups than women
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