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I'm a middle-aged man and father who struggles to make friends. Here's how I worked through my loneliness.
When he moved to a new town, a father struggled to make friends and felt lonely. He joined a gym an…
Ryan Crawley
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At 72, I've experienced periods of loneliness. I've learned the best ways to make friends — and to enjoy time alone.
I experienced loneliness earlier in life and learned how to make friends. Now, at 72, I have the ri…
Louisa Rogers
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We've been thinking about loneliness all wrong
Everyone from the surgeon general to mental-health startups have misdiagnosed America's problem.
Eliza Relman
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Japanese govt to launch official dating app to help citizens find love and save the country; do these platforms even work?
Japan's marriage rate has fallen to an all-time low, with the country’s Health Ministry reporting a…
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I'm 28 and close friends with my 80-year-old neighbor. We talk on the phone every day and she's like a grandmother to my daughter.
Sasha Gaston is 28 and her neighbor Charlette is 80. They talk on the phone every day and drink ice…
Conz Preti
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Nvidia's new AI nurses treat patients for $9 an hour. Here's what they can do, from colonoscopy screenings to loneliness companionship
Nvidia partnered with Hippocratic AI to offer $9/hour AI nurses. 40 healthcare companies are alread…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Running clubs are all the rage. Millennials and Gen Z are using them to find love and friendship.
As young people lose faith in dating apps, they're turning to running clubs to make lasting, IRL co…
Serafina Kenny
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Loneliness during young adulthood affects future job prospects and social standing, study finds
New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College …
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I'm a boomer who moved to a new community and felt lonely. I made friends by doing things I cared about and staying active.
It can be hard to make friends when you're older, especially in a new place. The author describes h…
Ellen Acconcia
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An 82-year-old who moved to Florida by herself nearly 4 decades ago follows one key tip to avoid loneliness — and it led her to run her first marathon at 60
Vivien Arguelles, 82, knows it's not easy to make friends later in life. But she has a simple solut…
Ayelet Sheffey
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An introverted social scientist says she uses the 5-3-1 rule to make socializing less stressful
Kasey Killam, the author of "The Art and Science of Connection," uses the 5-3-1 rule to keep up her…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Wealthy Silicon Valley county becomes first to declare loneliness a public health emergency
San Mateo county is one of the wealthiest in the US, hosting the headquarters of tech giants includ…
Alia Shoaib
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More CEOs are deciding the stress, pressure, and loneliness are just not worth the money
HSBC's boss said he needed a "better balance between my personal and business life." CEOs like Elon…
Theron Mohamed
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There is a new disease threatening the world - loneliness
Loneliness is a pressing health threat, with serious consequences for the health and mental well-be…
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Surgeon general: Social media should come with a warning label like cigarettes
In an op-ed for The New York Times, Dr. Vivek Murthy said social media was contributing to an "emer…
Geoff Weiss
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Millennials and Gen Zers want human connection, so they're choosing travel tours with strangers to cure their loneliness
More young people are booking small group vacations to find face-to-face camaraderie.
Lauren Edmonds
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I find it impossible to save money. A financial therapist helped me see the 3 reasons I can't stop spending.
I saved a lot of money during the pandemic, but now keep spending it. A financial therapist helped …
Julia Pugachevsky
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Christina Applegate says MS made her depressed. I was too when first diagnosed, but I found a way out.
Christina Applegate shared on her podcast that her MS diagnosis has caused her depression. I've bee…
Lindsay Karp
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My parents died almost 50 years apart from each other. I was so young when I lost my mom, and it brought me closer to my dad.
My parents died almost 50 years apart. I was one of the youngest of my peers to lose a parent. When…
Louisa Rogers
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Why Americans don't exercise
We know that moving our bodies is good for us. So what keeps us from doing it?