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‘An uphill battle’: why are midlife men struggling to make – and keep – friends?
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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I have zero RL friends and nearly zero online friends. I have no time for hobbies or events and no money for them either. All my old friends grew apart or radically changed to the point of unrecognizability. Life just feels like a cycle of sleep, eat breakfast, commute, work, commute, shower, eat dinner, sleep.
Have you tried making friends at work? In the shower?
I work alone so yes, I filed a sexual harassment charge on myself.
Did you win?
I currently have a restraining order against myself that I am actively violating