There is increasing talk of a “male loneliness epidemic”, of women placing unreasonable demands on men, and of men finding it difficult to navigate what is expected of them in the dating world. At the same time, men’s social networks are often weaker, with hopes that all emotional support will be found in romantic relationships. Tonight’s guest is Kalle Norwald, social worker, psychotherapist and sexologist. Together, we dive into romantic relationships, heteronorms, dating and the ways in which norms around masculinity make it harder for men to maintain and stay in relationships — whether in friendship or love.

In the second part of the evening, we present one possible solution for the future: giving boys support in building strong friendships with one another. Together with the project Killar om relationer and MÄN’s young colleagues, we talk about friendship and how to build, create and maintain strong friendship relationships.

Tickets

Price: Included in regular museum admission.

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Schedule

18:00 The bar opens, bar scenen floor 2

19:00 Talkshow – Male Loneliness – How Do We Break It?

20:30 The talkshow ends – After-talk, DJ set by Robert Deniro and hangout in the bar.

About MÄN

MÄN is a Swedish non-profit organisation and membership movement working for gender equality and against men’s violence. Since 1993, MÄN has worked with boys and men to challenge destructive norms linked to masculinity, mobilise men against violence, provide support to boys through Killar.se, strengthen fathers’ caregiving through Pappor.se, develop broad violence-prevention programmes in schools, municipalities and workplaces, and collaborate internationally.