Most men have few close friends

There is no such thing as the boy who sat next to you at school or the friend who played on the field for life. Rather, these are life experiences. Deep and meaningful friendships are really hard to make in adulthood. Men's number of friends begins to decline from middle age. And with increasing age, its amount increases completely. Yet those who remain have far less emotional sincerity than women. Emotional detachment is not initiated by boys, but rather happens.

It is human nature to maintain close, emotionally intimate relationships with others. We need this relationship to survive from childhood to adulthood. Mental and physical health requires a sincere friend. And men who fight for this relationship suffer from the most damaging problem - that of 'loneliness'. Expressing emotional distress has also been shown to improve men's emotional well-being, improve their ability to understand, and reduce feelings of loneliness.

From the time a boy grows up, he is given the idea of 'must be a man'. It means keeping the soft side low - and this kind of mindset is detrimental to neuroscience, social science, and mental development. Thus gender-based characterization has a clear influence on men. As a result, the expression of emotions is inhibited and energy is focused on expression. And the more he looks at this, the less close friends he has. We live in a culture that is at odds with nature. If we nurture children against nature, it is not surprising that some of them will grow up with difficulty.