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Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem

Billy No-Mates: How I Realised Men Have a Friendship Problem

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Studies have shown that men have fewer close friends than women, and the problem worsens with age. Max Dickins' search for answers takes him to experts and Rent A Friend. He discovers that if he wants a Best Man, he needs to be a better man.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 07 July 2022
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd


When Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realized there was no one he could call on to be his best man. He quickly learned that he wasn't the only man struggling with friendships. For decades, countless studies from across the world have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women - and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? Dickins is going to find out. His funny and charmingly candid search takes him to the doors of world-leading experts. It forces him to examine the friendships he's had over the years, and where they have foundered. And, briefly, it sends him to the website Rent A Friend, where he pays someone to hang out with him. But let's not dwell on that. Join Max as he takes a defibrillator to his social life. As he ultimately discovers that if he wants a best man, then he needs to be a better man.

When Max Dickins decided to propose to his girlfriend, he realized there was no one he could call on to be his best man. He quickly learned that he wasn't the only man struggling with friendships. For decades, countless studies from across the world have confirmed that men have fewer close friends than women - and the problem gets worse the older men get. But what goes wrong? And what can men do about it? Dickins is going to find out. His funny and charmingly candid search takes him to the doors of world-leading experts. It forces him to examine the friendships he's had over the years, and where they have foundered. And, briefly, it sends him to the website Rent A Friend, where he pays someone to hang out with him. But let's not dwell on that. Join Max as he takes a defibrillator to his social life. As he ultimately discovers that if he wants a best man, then he needs to be a better man.

Weight: 450g
Dimension: 145 x 223 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838853518
Edition number: Main

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