Gen Z and millennial men in the U.S. are among the loneliest in the western world. Here’s why

Young men in the U.S. are among the loneliest in the western world, a new Gallup poll has found. 

Those between the ages of 15 and 34 reported feeling lonely more than their counterparts across 38 higher-income democratic countries—ahead of countries including France, Canada, Ireland, and Spain (and surpassed in loneliness only by young men in Turkey). 

This demographic is also one of the loneliest of all in the U.S., with 25% of men in this age group saying they felt lonely...