Men Built Their Social Life at Work. Nobody Told Them What Would Happen When It Ended.

July 15, 2026

Men Built Their Social Life at Work. Nobody Told Them What Would Happen When It Ended.

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The percentage of men with no close friends has gone from 3% to 15% since 1990. For the first time in the data, older men are lonelier than older women. Morris Misel unpacks the friendship recession, what drives it, and what Australia accidentally got right.

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Men Built Their Social Life at Work. Nobody Told Them What Would Happen When It Ended.