I don’t know the answer either. Perhaps there is no single big reason behind this all, only dozen small influences that currently happen to push things in the same direction. Some ideas:
Maybe all human relationships are getting worse, sexual and non-sexual. Social networks and clickbait news make people spend more time online (less time for offline relationships) and encourage quarrels and mob behavior (so people actively unlearn the skills necessary for friendship).
Sexual revolution does not mean that people will stop judging you for your sexual life; it only means they will judge you differently. These days not having sex is a shameful behavior. Heck, having vanilla sex is already considered shameful.
Traditional society had a rule of thumb: if you approach a person of the same sex, you are interested in friendship; if you approach a person of the opposite sex, you are interested in dating. Acceptance of homosexuality made the situation more confusing (for the majority of population).
From the male perspective: Feminism actively discourages too much friendship between men (suspecting it of being a conspiracy against women).
Many friendships are formed at workplace. Changing jobs frequently means that these friendships will be short-lived. Long commute means that these friends do not live near you, so it is more difficult to do things together after work.
I don’t know the answer either. Perhaps there is no single big reason behind this all, only dozen small influences that currently happen to push things in the same direction. Some ideas:
Maybe all human relationships are getting worse, sexual and non-sexual. Social networks and clickbait news make people spend more time online (less time for offline relationships) and encourage quarrels and mob behavior (so people actively unlearn the skills necessary for friendship).
Sexual revolution does not mean that people will stop judging you for your sexual life; it only means they will judge you differently. These days not having sex is a shameful behavior. Heck, having vanilla sex is already considered shameful.
Traditional society had a rule of thumb: if you approach a person of the same sex, you are interested in friendship; if you approach a person of the opposite sex, you are interested in dating. Acceptance of homosexuality made the situation more confusing (for the majority of population).
From the male perspective: Feminism actively discourages too much friendship between men (suspecting it of being a conspiracy against women).
Many friendships are formed at workplace. Changing jobs frequently means that these friendships will be short-lived. Long commute means that these friends do not live near you, so it is more difficult to do things together after work.