Americans are facing a friendship crisis. Recent studies show nearly half of adults struggle to make and maintain meaningful friendships, with many reporting feelings of profound loneliness and isolation. In this article, you’ll learn: What… Read More »Friendship Recession: Why We’re More Alone Than Ever
Maybe because we aren’t thinking about it in the right way. Original article here, written by Matthew Shaer for the New York Times Magazine in August 2024. In the early months of 2020, as the… Read More »Why Is the Loneliness Epidemic So Hard to Cure?
Original article here, written by Alissa Harb for StyleBlueprint in March 2023. There has been plenty of talk of an economic recession, but the under-the-radar recession no one is talking about has to do with… Read More »Are We in a ‘Friendship Recession’?: StyleBlueprint by Alissa Harb (March 2023)
Original article here, written by Anita Chaudhuri for The Guardian in Feb 2023. When Jeni Matthewman, 44, recently moved back to rural Devon, she imagined she would have plenty of old friends to reconnect with.… Read More »‘Some weeks I only speak to the postman’: how to escape learned loneliness – soar socially: The Guardian by Anita Chaudhuri (Feb 2023)
Original article here, written by Claudia Canavan for Women’s Health in Dec 2022. It’s become a cliché to say that humans are wired for connection, but, like many hyper-used phrases, that’s because it’s true. And,… Read More »Are you experiencing a ‘friendship recession?’: Women’s Health by Claudia Canavan (Dec 2022)
Original article here, written by Catherine Pearson for New York Times in Nov 2022. American men are stuck in a “friendship recession.” Here’s how to climb out. To hear more audio stories from publications like… Read More »Why Is It So Hard for Men to Make Close Friends? New York Times by Catherine Pearson (Nov 2022)
Original article here, written by Addie Page for Medium in Feb 2023. A few weeks ago, I joined a local “comedic acting” class. The instructor asked us to introduce ourselves and explain why we were… Read More »Scientist Warn of A “Friendship Recession” — I’m Part of It: Medium by Addie Page (Feb 2023)
Original article here, written by Richard Reeves for Big Think in April 2023. Richard Reeves, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, discusses the importance of friendships and the potential “friendship recession.” He notes that… Read More »The Friendship Recession: Big Think by Richard Reeves (April 2023)