That’s Men: Easy-going friendships might suit men more than women
Retirement, divorce and death all reduce the availability of friendships as time goes on
![‘I saw a group of men playing boules in a small square on a sunny afternoon. It struck me [it] provided a sort of undemanding friendship of a kind that I think men want.’](/polopoly_fs/1.2519620.1454521146!/image/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_300_160/image.jpg "‘I saw a group of men playing boules in a small square on a sunny afternoon. It struck me [it] provided a sort of undemanding friendship of a kind that I think men want.’")
‘I saw a group of men playing boules in a small square on a sunny afternoon. It struck me [it] provided a sort of undemanding friendship of a kind that I think men want.’
Friendship week: From best mates to bromances, all week on irishtimes.com/life-and-style, we take a closer look at friendship.