I think most people 60 years ago would have not considered the workplace a "environment toxic for creating trusting friendships". In fact, most people met their

I think most people 60 years ago would have not considered the workplace a "environment toxic for creating trusting friendships". In fact, most people met their future spouse from their neighborhood or workplace when they analyzed marriage records from early to mid 1900s. Perhaps the real story here is that the reason people don't make friends over 30 is that the historical avenues for adult friendships, neighborhoods and work, are no longer conducive to meeting people.