(How) can women help address male loneliness?
The male loneliness epidemic gets talked about a lot, but debating whose fault it is or who’s responsible for fixing it doesn’t seem very productive. As a lurker in this sub, I’ve seen countless comments and threads by men who describe feeling isolated, unhappy, or even vilified by society and dismissing those feelings clearly hasn’t helped.
The conversation usually zeroes in on dating and relationships, but what about everything outside of that?
Outside of dating, what can women (family, friends, coworkers) do to help alleviate male loneliness? Are there attitudes or behaviors from women that make you feel more isolated? How would you like them to change? What societal norms, laws, etc. worsen male loneliness, and how could they be improved? Do women’s actions outside the dating sphere affect your feelings of loneliness at all?
I hope this doesn’t come off as naive or confrontational, I’m genuinely curious (and a little lost).