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The Rise of Lonely Men
The physical and emotional consequences of isolation can be damaging, and men tend to struggle with isolation more than women.
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How You Change
The question is not whether you’ll change; you will. Research clearly shows that everyone’s personality traits shift over the years, often for the better. But who we end up becoming and how much we like that person are more in our control than we tend to think they are.
