The Art of Manliness

By The Art of Manliness

What's Causing the Male Friendship Recession?

🔊 Play episode (41 min)

Direct episode link

💬 Share episode

Published July 26, 2021 9:32am

According to a recent survey, the percentage of men with at least six close friends has fallen by half since 1990, and men today are 5X more likely to say they don't even have a single close friend than they were thirty years ago.

What are the reasons for this seeming friendship recession among men? Today I talk to the man who conducted that survey to try to find out. His name is Daniel Cox and he's the director of the Survey Center on American Life. Today on the show Daniel takes us on a tour of...

Return to podcast