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.
Some of my best friends have turned towards masculinist bullshit and conservative rage bait and I couldn’t talk to them anymore. I only got a couple good friends now, but they got their own problems and barely ever talk to me.