I write about the friendship recession: why adults have fewer close friends than ever, what the research says about loneliness and social connection, and what's actually working to fix it. New articles every month on making friends, men's friendships, and the data behind it all.
My friend Jonathan’s bachelor party in Mexico City changed how I think about male friendship. Three days. Shared meals every…
There’s a café in Amsterdam called the Offline Club. You pay about $8 to lock your phone in a box….
Who’s the loneliest person you know? I bet you’re picturing the wrong person. The data on loneliness in America is…
Seven guys showed up to a restaurant in Phoenix. That’s how it started. Quincy Winston is 38, former military, works…
I’ve hosted hundreds of parties over the past decade. And one pattern shows up every single time: men arrive alone,…
Most of my friends work in tech. A lot of them didn’t finish college. They started businesses, taught themselves to…
I was thinking today about the movie Join or Die, based on the book Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam, and how it all…
I read a good article on Yahoo! that I want to talk about here. It literally talks about the “Friendship…
This is such a good article. It was originally published in November, 2025 on the Washington Post by Maggie Penman….
I think about the friendship recession constantly. It’s the reason I built this site. Nearly half of adults are struggling…
I read an article from Ireland last week about men and loneliness. It made me sad. Then I got to…
I think this is the best article I’ve found on loneliness. It’s long. But it’s worth your time. The New…
I was about to text my friend back. Then I stopped myself. I called him instead and asked if he…
I have a group text with six guys. We send memes. We talk about nothing important. We share links and…
Every few months I read another article about men and loneliness. This one from Salon had me stopping to highlight…
In the 1800s, American men shared beds with their friends. They wrote each other deeply emotional letters. They addressed each…
Garrie Coleman spent 24 years in the British Army. He served in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq, and Cyprus. He built…
I think about this interview a lot. A therapist who moved around the country and had to rebuild friendships every…