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With Father's Day coming up in June, it is helpful to consider how men view their father's friendships. In Buddy System: Understanding Male Friendships, I report that 60% of the men felt their father had a lot of friends but that 40% believed he had either a few or no friends. Some times these friendships were constrained by fathers' dedication to work and family, leaving n Read More
Very Important subject...
I am enjoying your discussion of male friendships.
It's one reason why men have such a hard time following a divorce. Women network and form social support groups much easier than men.
Much is the way we're socialized.
It's hard for a middle age man recently divorced to form friendships and social networks.
men's friendships
It is hard starting over after a breakup and if individual friends have not been part of your life while in a relationship, they can be hard to form afterward. It can be even harded if someone connects the breakup to something about their own personality (a natural thing to do, though it may not be accurate.)
Getting involved in things that you enjoy doing is one way of making friends in a non-pressured way. Whether it is meeting once a month to clean a road, biking every Sunday, or playing chess in the park, you will attract like minded people that are seeking interesting activity-mates. Some times that can lead to new relationships.
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