In a thriving friendship market, a majority of people in a particular setting are interested in “buying” or “selling” ...

With thousands of social media friendship groups available, are we struggling to meet new people in the real world?

According to a survey released by the American Friendship project last month, the average American has four or five friends — and fewer than 3% report having no friends. Are you looking to expand your ...

Chris Duffy isn't going to sugarcoat it: Making friends as an adult is hard. If you’ve ever tried to figure out exactly how to ask a potential platonic connection for their number—or word that first ...

There’s no denying the emotional and physical benefits of social connections for people of any age, but recently there’s been an unsettling trend of people isolating themselves more and more as they ...

On a recent Thursday evening in downtown Washington, I took a deep breath and walked into a bar. I joined a couple dozen other women who were milling around making small talk and ordering drinks, ...

Making new friends as an adult can feel hard, but it is possible and important. If you sense that we have begun to feel more isolated as a society, you're not imagining it. A survey published in May ...

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 ...

The past few pandemic years have not made for ideal circumstances for our children to make or deepen friendships. At first, there was physical isolation, a clear and obvious hindrance to building or ...

In the post-social-distancing era, some of us can’t remember how to make a new friend. But for many, making friends has always been a challenge—left as an unfulfilled desire without any clear course ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Here's your money briefing for Friday, May 17th. I'm J.R. Whalen for ...

Can men and women be friends? If they're straight? If the woman is over 50? Why do we make it so hard to connect?