Learning how to set boundaries with friends as we emerge from lockdown is a tough task. Experts share strategies for avoiding social burnout. When the shelter-in-place orders descended upon us last ...

There are a lot of different ways we try to classify ourselves. Everybody wants to fit into a group and feel like they belong ...

After working from home all day, your takeout order arrives and you start binge-watching your favorite show alone. Sounds ideal, right? Except doing this routinely could shorten your life. And that’s ...

Maria Stevens’ credit cards are maxed out, in part because she relied on them when she was laid off, but she thinks it’s also largely because she struggles to say no to invites from her friends. After ...

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I find that at 82 it is harder to make friends that are local. My husband is very social, but not necessarily with me. I’d like to make some new, good friends, but I’m not in situations where ...

People need friendship and socialization. Various studies in the past two decades have found links between social isolation and heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes. Hanging out with friends is ...

Socializing with friends and family helps protect people from a heart attack and illnesses such as flu, according to new research. Loneliness is linked to a higher risk of heart disease and stroke and ...

A recent article in CNN Health, “Viva la coffee shop: Why we need to meet up in them, now!” raised the fascinating question whether we are losing something today in our loss of common spaces to meet, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are often invited to fundraisers by a couple in our circle of friends. They purchase a table or a package of tickets, which pays for our admission. Still, as these are ...