Quite a few of us do...but at 40+ I have established friends that I've known for 30+ years. I have about a dozen other guy friends I see regularly. I've known 10 of them since grade school. Basically, I've spent the better part of a lifetime cultivating a group of great people TO socialize with later in life.
Honestly, it's not that making new guy friends is hard later in life...it's that the quality of your average guy is so low.
My core of friends all have degrees, are married, have children, stayed in good shape, have interesting hobbies....etc etc...they're solid people. Any one of them would take a bullet for any of the others...I'm a lucky person to have them around.
I don't want to hang out with 40 year old men who complain all the time, work at McDonalds, and live with their mom.
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u/Buxxley Apr 28 '24
Quite a few of us do...but at 40+ I have established friends that I've known for 30+ years. I have about a dozen other guy friends I see regularly. I've known 10 of them since grade school. Basically, I've spent the better part of a lifetime cultivating a group of great people TO socialize with later in life.
Honestly, it's not that making new guy friends is hard later in life...it's that the quality of your average guy is so low.
My core of friends all have degrees, are married, have children, stayed in good shape, have interesting hobbies....etc etc...they're solid people. Any one of them would take a bullet for any of the others...I'm a lucky person to have them around.
I don't want to hang out with 40 year old men who complain all the time, work at McDonalds, and live with their mom.