42 Thoughts on Join or Die and Bowling Alone
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I was thinking today about the movie Join or Die, based on the book Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam, and how it all…
Articles
This website will list all the recent articles I can find which mentioned the so-called “friendship recession.”
Are we in a Friendship Recession? Half of adults didn’t make a new friend last year
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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.
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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
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Americans are facing a friendship crisis. Recent studies show nearly half of adults struggle to make and maintain meaningful friendships,…
Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?
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Maybe because we aren’t thinking about it in the right way. Original article here, written by Matthew Shaer for the…
Are We in a ‘Friendship Recession’?: StyleBlueprint by Alissa Harb (March 2023)
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Original article here, written by Alissa Harb for StyleBlueprint in March 2023. There has been plenty of talk of an…
‘Some weeks I only speak to the postman’: how to escape learned loneliness – soar socially: The Guardian by Anita Chaudhuri (Feb 2023)
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Original article here, written by Anita Chaudhuri for The Guardian in Feb 2023. When Jeni Matthewman, 44, recently moved back…
Are you experiencing a ‘friendship recession?’: Women’s Health by Claudia Canavan (Dec 2022)
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Original article here, written by Claudia Canavan for Women’s Health in Dec 2022. It’s become a cliché to say that…
Why Is It So Hard for Men to Make Close Friends? New York Times by Catherine Pearson (Nov 2022)
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Original article here, written by Catherine Pearson for New York Times in Nov 2022. American men are stuck in a…
Scientist Warn of A “Friendship Recession” — I’m Part of It: Medium by Addie Page (Feb 2023)
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Original article here, written by Addie Page for Medium in Feb 2023. A few weeks ago, I joined a local…
The Friendship Recession: Big Think by Richard Reeves (April 2023)
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Original article here, written by Richard Reeves for Big Think in April 2023. Richard Reeves, a senior fellow at the…