All those jokes men make about not knowing their “best friends” full name, job, favorite foods, etc are a cope. Men YEARN to be closer to each other and the people around them. They literally force themselves not to be.
My years as a sex worker taught me that men are very emotionally starved people. I don’t say this in a “boohoo male loneliness woe is them” way. But even I am still incredulous how many men would pay just for emotional intimacy. Men would book champagne rooms just to cry.