Forming adult friendships takes time and patience. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photos: Getty Images) When Shannon Watts, the founder of gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action, listened ...

As a new mom living in a new area I felt isolated and craved adult interaction. Making friends as an adult is terrifyingly different than connecting with people at work or school. After putting myself ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s official — making friends gets harder the older you are, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans examined how people feel about their social circles and their ability to create and ...

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

Reliable friends are what make life worth living. It is one of life’s simplest, yet greatest joys. They stand by you in your ...

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 ...

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 ...

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