Social Isolation

What??- ME?--socially isolated??

Yesterday I was interviewed by a reporter with a large newspaper who is doing a story on recent studies out of University of Arizona, Harvard & Duke U. showing that people are becoming more socially isolated due to the modern "digital lifestyle".

Studies show that we may have tons of friends on "myspace" and many people we email or phone or even hang out with, but that we have fewer and fewer close friends and confidants we can turn to when the going gets rough.

The studies show that social isolation poses as big a risk for premature death as smoking. You may scoff at that now, but this is serious. Guys in particular are at the biggest risk because we tend to spend more time online and playing video and online games and in much higher numbers than women.

Put together more pieces of the puzzle - such as the facts that women outlive men in general, and that single men die an average of 7 years earlier than men who have partners - and a clear picture begins to form: we need women in our lives to be healthier and live longer!

How do you know if you're socially isolating? How many true close confidants do you have that you can count on if the going gets rough? How many hours a week do you spend isolated with TV, going online or playing computer games? Do you turn down social invitations specifically because you want to do isolated activities?

While the above factors are just guidelines, the reality is you need to get out there. If you don't already have my free special report "The Best Places to Meet Women" - get it now and use it.

Your life just may depend on making sure you have social skills now that you can use for the rest of your - hopefully long - life.