Being a loner could be bad for your heart James Meikle, health correspondent Monday May 2, 2005 The Guardian Being a loner could be bad for your heart - if you are a man, at least. Men with few social connections have the highest levels of a blood marker for inflammation that has been linked to atherosclerosis, the blocking of the arteries. cont....

The ironic thing that someone once told me "You can't live with them, but you can't live without them either". Being a loner may be bad for your physical heart. However, not being one could expose one to heart breaks! ;-)
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On a more serious side, indeed social connections are important as "no Man is an island". Isolation only indicates the frailty of one's mind. Mixing around will definitely add colour to one's life. Taking in the positives in life may be the only way forward. Nevertheless, having one's own space and quiet time is also essential and healthy. Ultimately, no Man opts to be a loner. It is against the instincts of Man. Perhaps some choose to be more private while others are more outgoing. Males also tend to keep problems to themselves while their female counterparts tend to share them with relatives and close friends.

Ultimately, the two sexes, despite being humans, are two very distinct creatures. Their strengths and weaknesses vary, so do their actions and resolve to life's problems. At the end of the day, males could pay for their unwillingness to share their innermost thoughts with another but instead prefer the bottom of a glass!