It is not at all equally common, it is a known health risk for men that they are likely to have less social support than women, and it is one of the contributor

It is not at all equally common, it is a known health risk for men that they are likely to have less social support than women, and it is one of the contributors to the very elevated mortality risk of becoming a widower compared to becoming a widow. Here’s a reference to a few older studies if you like - https://books.google.com/books?id=J3-78PdF83kC&pg=PA201&lpg=PA201&dq=new+england+research+institute+men+women+friends&source=bl&ots=7Hs1glD2QR&sig=t45wbceVcKo8k9zvozOTJUTcPXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirlru7r7bZAhUIwmMKHU6yCvQQ6AEwBHoECAMQAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=J3-78PdF83kC&pg=PA201&lpg=...