[Dixie]

File this under seeing things from a different vantage...

My heart goes out to a lot of older, single, men out there. based on what they tell me, they're lonely beyond belief. My thinking is their loneliness stems from not having a job, children that are grown, and being divorced/widowed. I think the last reason is the biggest. Men establish social connections via their woman. When they lose the woman, they also lose their friends.

Apparently men don't express loneliness to each other. That would show weakness. But boy howdy, will they tell me. So next time you see an older guy hanging by himself? Reach out and include him in some guy stuff. It just may be a bigger deal than you think.