The Friendship Recession
This website will list all the recent articles I can find which mentioned the so-called “friendship recession.”
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Latest Articles
42 Thoughts on Join or Die and Bowling Alone
7 min read
I was thinking today about the movie Join or Die, based on the book Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam, and how it all…
Are we in a Friendship Recession? Half of adults didn’t make a new friend last year
3 min read
I read a good article on Yahoo! that I want to talk about here. It literally talks about the “Friendship…
Making friends as an adult is hard. Here’s the secret.
9 min read
This is such a good article. It was originally published in November, 2025 on the Washington Post by Maggie Penman….
Friendship Recession: Why We’re More Alone Than Ever
3 min read
I think about the friendship recession constantly. It’s the reason I built this site. Nearly half of adults are struggling…
Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?
25 min read
I think this is the best article I’ve found on loneliness. It’s long. But it’s worth your time. The New…
Are We in a ‘Friendship Recession’?
5 min read
I think about this interview a lot. A therapist who moved around the country and had to rebuild friendships every…