As part of writing this article series, I’ve become increasingly curious about what other men think about male friendship. The American Survey Center’s State of American Friendship study—especially ...

Growing up, I had an absent father who wasn’t around for me, and male role models who were supposed to care for me but weren’t able to do that. My mum raised me alone, and she was amazing, but it ...

It's not just societal pressures that keep men from finding companionship. According to a Newport Institute study on male friendships, a large percentage of straight cis-gender men struggle to ...

Friendships between two males tend to take a different form than friendships between two women. Here are some research findings that suggest why men’s friendships tend to be weaker than women's: Men’s ...

Q. I feel women of a certain age (above 50) are barred from having male friends. If a woman wants to engage in any conversations, men act like women are interested in “hitting” on them. That is so far ...