The Friendship Problem Men Don’t Talk About Part 1

In the inaugural episode of Good Men Trying, hosts Brett Moore and Marland May explore why so many male friendships slowly fade in adulthood not through conflict, but through drift, distance, and the loss of the structures that once kept people connected.What started as a Sunday basketball run at Lifetime Fitness in North Dallas eventually became something deeper: a real community built through consistency, shared space, and vulnerability over time. From there, the conversation expands into the broader loneliness affecting modern men and the challenge of staying connected as life changes.Through personal stories, Brett and Marland reflect on friendship, emotional maintenance, masculinity, and the quiet reality that many adult friendships are built by proximity but rarely maintained intentionally. The episode explores how meaningful connection requires effort, honesty, and someone willing to go first.At its core, the episode asks a simple but uncomfortable question:What relationships in our lives are we assuming will survive without care?Read more on the growing conversation around male loneliness and social connection from Pew Research Center:We’d also love to hear from you. Visit www.goodmentrying.com to complete our own friendship survey and other reflection topics.