One in six Americans feel lonely or isolated most of the time. This finding comes from a survey conducted in September 2024 by the Pew Research Center, which queried over 6,200 adults in English and ...

Almost 80 years ago, sociologists identified a new personality type that is particularly sensitive to loneliness. It's even more relevant today, says Annalee Newitz ...

Our social connections have an incredibly impactful impact on our lives, helping to bolster better emotional health, physical well-being, and generally healthy relationships. Without them, as a report ...

Destroy Lonely teased “Luv 4 Ya” during Coachella 2024, teeing up the song’s official release in June, and the 91 Rules-directed video arrived the following month. Last Thursday, August 15, Destroy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re like many people, you experience loneliness and ...

There's some comfort in knowing that everyone feels lonely throughout the course of a lifetime. Feeling lonely is a painful yet normal part of being human. At the peak of loneliness, a person might ...

The term “lonely parent” may seem like a contradiction in terms. Parents, by definition, are inextricably linked to at least one other human, after all—their child. And parents are constantly ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. True friendships can take years to develop—which isn’t exactly comforting to the 1 in 3 U.S. adults who ...

David Vanderhoef was concerned about his guidebook to Kenya. A 39-year-old former bar manager from Connecticut, Vanderhoef had been on a grand world tour for several years with his partner when he ...