Male Lonliness Epidemic?

[mudwhistle]

All of my living immediate relatives live within 5-10 minutes of each other.

I'd take that in a micro-second.

 

[Moonglow]

Times change, I guess.

Ever since they got rid of the 1-900 craze there are more very lonely men.

 

[Unkotare]

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Right now all of my brothers and sisters are spread all over the US.

...

They must be huge!

 

[Moonglow]

All of my living immediate relatives live within 5-10 minutes of each other.

Mine too, at the cemetery.

 

[Unkotare]

I'd take that in a micro-second.

That might be a little too close.

 

[hjmick]

They must be huge!

 

[JLW]

Young men do face a loneliness epidemic. It is a paradoxical. It is paradoxical in the sense that young men, especially young white men, spend a great portion of their day playing online video games and communicating with other gamers, but once they log off, they are alone in their room. The lack of interpersonal relationships and the increasing disappearance of socialization among their peers has increased this sense of isolation. It is the curse of the Internet. Women are by nature more open to interpersonal relationships and social environments. So they are not as affected by the online scourge. Not yet anyway. Give it time.

 

[mudwhistle]

That might be a little too close.

Not if you're the Flash.

 

[Unkotare]

Not if you're the Flash.

Excellent point. Quick thinking.

 

[fncceo]

I've been hearing that there is some kind of disparity between young men and women in terms of "lonliness." Is this a real thing? I'm not so sure.

Did all the hookers go out of business?

 

[HikerGuy83]

I've been hearing that there is some kind of disparity between young men and women in terms of "lonliness." Is this a real thing? I'm not so sure.

Given that we allow pornography to fly around the internet, and that so many young men are literally addicted to it. And given that it skews your view of the stronger (while at the same time fairer....better all around) sex I can see this happening.

 

[mudwhistle]

Young men do face a loneliness epidemic. It is a paradoxical. It is paradoxical in the sense that young men, especially young white men, spend a great portion of their day playing online video games and communicating with other gamers, but once they log off, they are alone in their room. The lack of interpersonal relationships and the increasing disappearance of socialization among their peers has increased this sense of isolation. It is the curse of the Internet. Women are by nature more open to interpersonal relationships and social environments. So they are not as affected by the online scourge. Not yet anyway. Give it time.

I think the way things are going.....there's gonna be a lot of lonely women out there too.

 

[mudwhistle]

Excellent point. Quick thinking.

 

[peacefan]

I've been hearing that there is some kind of disparity between young men and women in terms of "lonliness." Is this a real thing? I'm not so sure.

look at it this way; women now are driving more and more, while still having huge social circles.
men on the other hand, play computer games and/or work hard, trying to be the protector and provider for the future family.

and neither have the money for online dating websites with relationship verification & coaching services.
maybe, in order to solve the loneliness problem, we should have gender-mixed teams of sports competing with eachother.

 

[mudwhistle]

Given that we allow pornography to fly around the internet, and that so many young men are literally addicted to it. And given that it skews your view of the stronger (while at the same time fairer....better all around) sex I can see this happening.

You're confusing sex with companionship.

 

[Unkotare]

Let's see: In my 20s I was in college then living outside the US (and anything but lonely). In my 30s I was living with my wife in a veeeeeeery small apartment near the beach. Lather, rinse, repeat. Now living with the wife and two sons. Most days interacting with hundreds of people. A little "lonely" now and then would be nice.

 

[The Duke]

I've been hearing that there is some kind of disparity between young men and women in terms of "lonliness." Is this a real thing? I'm not so sure.

It's lonely at the top.

 

[mudwhistle]

Did all the hookers go out of business?

Getting a nut isn't the same as finding someone who you can sleep with and don't mind waking up to.

 

[Unkotare]

Did all the hookers go out of business?

 

[fncceo]

Getting a nut isn't the same as finding someone who you can sleep with and don't mind waking up to.

Pay a little extra and you can wake up with a different one every morning.

And it still costs less than a divorce.