Heres how many friends the average man has and how close he is with each of them

Men have five “general” friends, three close friends and two best friends, on average, according to a recent study. And while they’re comfortable calling their friends “bro” (33%), “brother/brotha” (26%), and “homie” (21%), only a few (6%) would say they have a “bestie” according to results.However, the survey of 2,000 American men found that more than a third (35%) have a “friend crush” on someone they want to be friends with, with Gen Z (49%) being the most likely to say this.Commissioned by Talkspace and conducted by Talker Research, the study took a comprehensive snapshot of male friendship, bonding, mental health, and even how men define masculinity in honor of Men’s Health Awareness Month or “Movember.” Looking at the time investment in friendships, respondents said they spend nearly four hours connecting with their friends per week, on average. Of this time, 52 minutes are spent texting, 42 minutes talking on the phone, 39 minutes DMing on social media, and 94 minutes are spent hanging out in person, on average, per week. With their friends, Gen Z (54%) and millennials (47%) spend the most time playing video games together, Gen X (42%) and baby boomers (36%) prefer to watch sports with their guy friends and The Silent Generation opt to go to restaurants together (31%).One in five (18%) also said they talk about different things with their male friends now compared to five years ago. And while some might guess sports or work as popular topics, it goes deeper these days and the common topics of conversation between guy friends are hobbies (37%), religion and spirituality (30%) and life plans (31%).Most men (64%) said they can share their deepest feelings with their male friends with Gen Z (70%) and millennials (73%) feeling the most comfortable doing so. And many of those with a partner confessed they’re often (23%) or sometimes (38%) able to share more openly about themselves with their male friends than their partner....