teen boys: much is made of girls and their friends- but what about boys?
this is an excellent article on boys and friendships.
“He was struggling to find guys to be close with,” she said, “and I thought, ‘whatever.’ I didn’t take friendships seriously then either. In couples’ therapy, the solution is ‘date night.’ But to help your marriage, go out with your best friend! Spend quality time away from each other! How can you get everything you need from just one person?
...for boys, the perception of a betrayal by a buddy is absolute because they feel “their intense vulnerability” has been exposed. “And they have no way to talk about it, to work it through. For boys, that’s terrifying.” Also potentially dangerous: around ages 15 and 16, she noted, the suicide rate for American boys becomes about four times that of girls."
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Great website for materials related to mental health