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The Lonely Man’s Burden: The Male Loneliness Epidemic – What Causes It, and How to Break Out of the Cycle

The Lonely Man’s Burden: The Male Loneliness Epidemic – What Causes It, and How to Break Out of the Cycle

Why Tough Guy Advice Only Deepens Isolation

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Erik Veland
Apr 30, 2025
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Man alone in a dim apartment. He stares at the clock, sighing: “I’m so lonely. Women won’t speak to me.” Across the screen, an Internet guru grins back: “Have you tried being more of an asshole about it?” The advice comes hard-edged, a bizarre prescription for his ache: be colder, tougher, less caring. He follows it. He still feels empty. No women talks…

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