loneliness
Friend rentals and robots: How businesses are creating solutions for the loneliness epidemic
Companionship and cuddles are on sale as ‘the loneliness economy’ takes off amidst a spike in the rate of isolation
Students are lonelier than ever
Loneliness is a silent resident on post-secondary campuses. Why aren’t we talking about it?
The new Food Guide’s best advice: eat with others
Peter Shawn Taylor: There’s plenty of evidence that if we follow this simple advice, we won’t need governments telling us what to eat in the first place
Why we should talk about masculinity more often
On issues like friendship, loneliness, and education, it’s vital for men to openly interrogate masculinity’s core precepts, writes Tabatha Southey
The sadness that can lurk beneath the holiday cheer
Opinion: There remains a reluctance to seek support for loneliness—and that can have real consequences
Donald Trump and our crisis of loneliness
Scott Gilmore: Surveys reveal that people are living increasingly isolated existences, and it may help explain the rise of far-right politics
The view from 22
A review of ‘The Opposite of Loneliness’ by Marina Keegan
All the lonely old people
An epidemic of loneliness is Britain’s ‘national shame’ and a growing health crisis among the elderly
Amiel: I’m hearing a lot about loneliness
Daul Kim, 20, had lots of friends and was hugely successful. Still, she felt ‘like a ghost.’
Loneliness is just as unhealthy as smoking
Loneliness can hurt like hell. A new book by researchers at the University of Chicago says that loneliness, like pain, is an important signaller to people about the danger they’re in. They found that loneliness is just as bad for your health as smoking, obesity or high blood pressure.