Yes. But I suspect many don't know how. And then you have the solitary nature of many men; even if they know they'd benefit from more social interactions/friendships, they don't know how to pursue it.

I have two words: Men's Groups.

I think we need more intentional men's groups. I'd center them around an interest. I teach men's yoga for a number of reasons. For one, much of its presentation in the west is feminine so the flowery metaphors and choice of postures don't always work and can be a barrier to men. But I originally started it as my body was aging and I realized I couldn't play basketball forever; I missed the comradery and bad jokes. I also realized I depended on the activity for interaction, so I wanted to do something more intentional.

Most of the guys who come to my men's yoga classes come for the social aspects just as much as for the exercise. Most of the guys take care of themselves and are older, so it's not reaching the younger generation.

But almost anything can be a men's group. I ride. In good weather, there's a group who meet at a local pizza joint. The motorcycles are all parked out front, you can check 'em out and shoot the shit, what’s not to like? This week the PBS Newshour had a feature on a men's group in AZ for Black men. They started out with 6-7 guys, and now have 130.

I used to think; ‘join a group to meet women.’ I now think a little differently. I would encourage any guy who's feeling isolated to pick an interest (or 2 or 3) that they have that they think other guys might be interested in and see what's out there.