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

"As a woman, boxing feels like such a masculine, intimidating environment. Once I got over the initial nerves (which took a ...

Making friends is tough, and only gets tougher as we age. Friendship expert Janice McCabe recently wrote a piece for the New ...

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 friends outside work and home is vital for your sense of self – and sanity – even if seeking new connections feels ...

Friendship is vital for our health and happiness, but we don’t always prioritize it. The Optimist’s Maggie Penman goes on a journey to make new friends and learn why so many of us are craving ...

Making friends as an adult is strangely difficult. When we were young, all we needed was to be herded into the same classroom, put into table groups, and voilà—we ended up with at least three new ...

In recent years, people have been increasingly looking for new ways to form platonic connections, as loneliness and social isolation have become more prevalent. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General went ...

Do you have a group of neighbors you play cards with each week? Or maybe you belong to a hiking club, have a regular coffee date with friends, or sing in a local choir. We don’t need to tell you that ...