Relationships Matter - Why men struggle with building meaningful friendships as they age

In this episode, Mack talks about the difficulties men experience forming and maintaining platonic male on male relationships. Join us as he and his friends switch it up by turning this episode into a male edition of our usual series.

Relationships Matter! We are starting a new series on relationships. In this series, we will explore different kinds of relationships and the critical roles they play in living meaningful lives.

For the first installment, Mack is joined by his friends to discuss the nature of male relationships, particularly as men age. They question and explore why it is so hard for men to make and maintain strong bonds by first discussing their take on an article on the subject. One of his guests, Zach, talks about the important role of vulnerability in relationships and how the lack of such makes building lasting friendships difficult. They also discuss the differences between male and female relationships, with Shhonn stating male relationships form out of common interest, as opposed to female relationships, which can form under any circumstance. Jed talks about his relationship with his teammates when he played football and states that while they shared a common interest, he never fully identified with them because they didn't share common values.

Mack talked about the time he and Bola went to marriage boot camp. While there he learned that while men are motivated by the fear of shame, women are motivated by the fear of isolation, suggesting that the reason that women are able to make relationships easier is because they are afraid to be alone, while the fear of shame may not allow men to actively seek out relationships.

Hope you enjoy!! Feel free to comment on which relationships you would like to hear about next.