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Why is it called "male loneliness epidemic"? Dont women feel lonely too? Wtf? (lemmy.ml)

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[–] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 22 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Society expects men to be "tough" and not show too many emotions. So men are less likely to have someone they can emotionally lean on and with whom they can talk about their feelings, even if they have many friends. Obviously it doesn't mean that women can't feel lonely. You wouldn't go into a discussion about femicides and be like "Don't men get murdered too? Wtf?", right?