My 89 year old husband has out lived his close camping buddies and is very lonesome indeed. I am 88 and still have friends, my age and younger and 4 sisters. While I know best friends are usually made at a young age, let me urge you young guys to keep making younger friends as you age, you may need them as the older ones pass on.
I'm 73 years old and happily married to the same wife for 45 years. I have few male friends and we meet only occasionally but they I have are very important to me.
I have aways enjoyed talking to people younger than myself and have a number of friendships with people of both sexes in the 25-45 age group who also help to keep me sane!
When I get home from visiting my friends, my wife will often ask me about how his family members are doing. She's always perplexed when I don't know anything more than vague details.
I love this Francis. I can imagine you having a great laugh as you've got such a great sense of humour. I worry about the current 20somethings who spend their time on their PlayStation. They think their online friends are enough.
My closest current friends are mostly quite a bit older than me and I talk to and/or see them maybe 5-6 times a year. The friends I grew up with in a very small town up through college live far away. We aren’t really “close” anymore and I never see them, but we still keep in touch via text maybe once a month or so. A lot of them are on Facebook, but I’m not, so that probably makes it harder for me. I think it’s better that we are apart. If we were all together we’d all be alcoholics with 5 DUI’s and probably some divorces.
Well said Francis, men are being so demolished and destroyed by all the BS currently going on.
I recently watched the movie (1970s)The Deer Hunter I found it very poignant the way male friendships were portrayed… especially the early part of the film where these young men, still living in their small town, did crazy things but still came together for each other… on some level I found it sad because I don’t think men are forming relationships with each other the way they used to…you make some good points in this piece… thank you.
My 89 year old husband has out lived his close camping buddies and is very lonesome indeed. I am 88 and still have friends, my age and younger and 4 sisters. While I know best friends are usually made at a young age, let me urge you young guys to keep making younger friends as you age, you may need them as the older ones pass on.
Well said, Rose, I agree completely.
I'm 73 years old and happily married to the same wife for 45 years. I have few male friends and we meet only occasionally but they I have are very important to me.
I have aways enjoyed talking to people younger than myself and have a number of friendships with people of both sexes in the 25-45 age group who also help to keep me sane!
When I get home from visiting my friends, my wife will often ask me about how his family members are doing. She's always perplexed when I don't know anything more than vague details.
Very well said. Made me think about how many times the guys have helped me stand in the face of troubles.
I love this Francis. I can imagine you having a great laugh as you've got such a great sense of humour. I worry about the current 20somethings who spend their time on their PlayStation. They think their online friends are enough.
My closest current friends are mostly quite a bit older than me and I talk to and/or see them maybe 5-6 times a year. The friends I grew up with in a very small town up through college live far away. We aren’t really “close” anymore and I never see them, but we still keep in touch via text maybe once a month or so. A lot of them are on Facebook, but I’m not, so that probably makes it harder for me. I think it’s better that we are apart. If we were all together we’d all be alcoholics with 5 DUI’s and probably some divorces.
Well said Francis, men are being so demolished and destroyed by all the BS currently going on.
I recently watched the movie (1970s)The Deer Hunter I found it very poignant the way male friendships were portrayed… especially the early part of the film where these young men, still living in their small town, did crazy things but still came together for each other… on some level I found it sad because I don’t think men are forming relationships with each other the way they used to…you make some good points in this piece… thank you.
You are so cool 😀👍
This is a good read. I am sending it to my oldest.
As for me, you're my only friend. Thank you, Francis.
Catharsis, is underrated.
Very true… and you have reminded me of what I left when I left the place of my birth, literally I was born within a mile of where I lived.
Abusing my ass to london to make you slightly uncomfortable and meet other great people helps
Good one hermano