LogFAQs > #907539468

On an episode of Startalk (Neil deGrasse Tyson show that primarily deals with astronomy, but commonly has episodes about other sciences), the topic was about love, and the effects it has on the brain and people in general. I listened to this one months ago, so it isnt fresh on my mind, but I believe that they discussed that in a heterosexual relationship, men are more likely to commit suicide after a breakup than women. When one of the experts was asked why this is the case, she said that it is because men often go to the women in their relationships for emotional support rather than their male friends, whereas women tend to go their female friends for emotional support rather the men in their relationships. So when a relationship ends, women are more likely to have the people they emotionally depend on than the men. (Full disclosure - I dont recall 100% if this was a theory by the guest expert or backed by facts, although I think they had statistics to back it.)

Im fairly certain that this is the episode, but I dont remember where in the episode it is discussed:

https://www.startalkradio.net/show/whats-science-got-love/
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