"... I do not drive, and I depend on my husband for all shopping and doctor’s appointments. Do you have any advice for making ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is an introvert but is seeking advice on how to make ...

There’s no denying the emotional and physical benefits of social connections for people of any age, but recently there’s been an unsettling trend of people isolating themselves more and more as they ...

Filing your taxes might be easier as you get older, but making new friends can feel just as hard at 60 as it was in middle school. Of course, finding them can sometimes be the hardest part, and that ...

Friendship is vital for our health and happiness, but we don’t always prioritize it. The Optimist’s Maggie Penman goes on a journey to make new friends and learn why so many of us are craving ...

Making friends as an adult can be challenging thanks to competing responsibilities, fewer built-in social structures and less practice. Below, experts share helpful tips for how to improve your social ...

I wasn’t looking forward to going to a rehab facility, but I was told by the hospital that this was where I needed to be to ...

So, when we emerged after lockdown, and the world settled into a new form of normal, I suddenly understood why over 33% of people found that COVID-19 had affected their friendships. This statistic was ...

Campgrounds have become a solace for this. In Campspot's report, 85% of travelers said they regularly meet new people while ...

I grew up in an “urban village,” of mostly working-class Irish- and Italian-Americans who attended the same Catholic church on our corner (St. Joseph’s). All of my friends and acquaintances lived ...

The bright green parrots start with low-cost social behaviors—like sitting near each other without touching—when first ...