Social media, mental health problems, the pandemic and financial instability all contribute to the phenomenon ...

For some people, it's perfectly normal to go through life without a big group of friends. They may have social anxiety or just be highly introverted and consider other aspects of life more important ...

A few years back, Andrew McCarthy was having a conversation with his then 20-year-old son, Sam, who was telling him a funny story about a buddy’s dating life. Then the boy made a comment that struck a ...

It seems like the older you get, the harder it is to make new friends. Psychologist Marisa Franco, PhD, said that this is because developing new friendships requires “continuous unplanned interaction ...