You really can't make friends after age 40 or so. You can make buddies -- maybe, but friendship is virtually impossible.

Remember, all of your friends from your youth shared intense bonding experiences with you. But by 40 you've already experienced most of what life has to offer. Anything new is just window-dressing.

Much as we rightfully mock 'cat lady' chicks, there's going to be a massive male loneliness crisis in the coming years. It doesn't help that manly stuff like the gym is so pozzed/feminized.