WOW, looks like there are a lot of dead peeps
BM, my take on the NA situation (I did live there awhile).
There is a distinct lack of community, and it is especially noticable with men, they just don't seem to have many male friends. So they rely quite a bit on their partners (women) for everything.
Women seem to maintain better social networks.
You are never going to get everything you need from one person.
When a relationship ends, the entire world crashes in for the man, it is really devastating. For women, they often have a support network (and Dr. Phil and Oprah

).
I think men need to spend time with men, and women need to spend time with women. Otherwise, you are missing out.
In the UK, the 'lads' spend a lot of time together. I notice it all the time, a lot more bonding.
Even on this board I have noticed it, people talk about how they isolate themselves at the gym, don't talk to anyone, and for anyone who does take their fitness seriously, the gym is a part of your community, I know it is a part of my community.
That is just my take, I could be completely wrong in my interpretation, and if it does have some validity, it probably isn't true for all the men in NA either.