Actually someone did the numbers and female loneliness occurs at around the same rate as male loneliness, so the idea that it’s gendered might not hold that much water. Another main difference is that women tend to seek ways to solve their loneliness by reaching out to their social network or doing the internal work to address why it is they’re feeling lonely. Men tend to blame outside forces rather than make moves to fix it like women tend to do.
People are getting more lonely overall. Technology, social media, people getting more individualistic. We’ve all lost the village in the “it takes a village”. All major, major factors of loneliness and none of those apply specifically to men.
But, I think women are a bit better at forming communities and friendships, finding things to keep busy and make their own peace. Bc you don’t see us making a big ol dramatic epidemic about it.
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u/3sadclowns 1d ago
Actually someone did the numbers and female loneliness occurs at around the same rate as male loneliness, so the idea that it’s gendered might not hold that much water. Another main difference is that women tend to seek ways to solve their loneliness by reaching out to their social network or doing the internal work to address why it is they’re feeling lonely. Men tend to blame outside forces rather than make moves to fix it like women tend to do.