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Male loneliness: why are men finding it so hard to make friends?
One in five men admit to having no close friends.
Recent research has revealed that men are much more likely than their female counterparts to be leading solitary lives, with an absence of people they consider friends.
The poll, by YouGov, found that one in five men admits to having no close friends and 32% claiming to have no one they counted as a best friend.
The figures were significantly higher than those for women, with only 12% of women saying they did not have close friends and 24% saying they lacked a best friend.
The online survey of 2,149 adults also found almost half (44%) of men said they were lonely sometimes, often or all of the time.
Further research earlier this year found that most men feel “emotionally closer” to their dogs than other human beings in their lives.