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One in five men have no close friends

A UK survey has found that almost one in five men admits to having no close friends. The poll by...

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15.36 23 Sep 2019


One in five men have no close friends


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15.36 23 Sep 2019


A UK survey has found that almost one in five men admits to having no close friends. The poll by YouGov found that 18 per cent of men did not have a close friend and 32 per cent had no one they counted as a best friend. Ciara chats to Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College, and hears from listeners


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