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Two lonely 25-year-olds met on Bumble BFF. Seven weeks later they're living together as 'platonic soulmates' who share a bed.
Many young people feel lonely, but two 25-year-olds bucked the trend after making an instant connec…
Serafina Kenny
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Social media isn't like cigarettes, and a warning label won't help much
A warning label for social media can't hurt, but it probably won't help much.
Katie Notopoulos
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Biden reportedly worried during the pandemic about how young people could 'make love'
Biden's concerns, according to The Post, were rooted in "his near-daily conversations with his gran…
Brent D. Griffiths
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This school has 12-hour days, 'relaxing' meals — and no smartphones
In a bid to break teenagers' dependence on digital devices, one London school has tried operating f…
Beatrice Nolan
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A surgeon general's warning on social media wouldn't be as powerful as good-old-fashioned parenting, experts say
The US surgeon general proposed attaching a government warning to social media platforms. But onlin…
Erin Snodgrass
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Dr. Ruth, renowned sex therapist and Holocaust survivor, dead at 96
Dr. Ruth Westheimer was one of America's most well-known and beloved sex therapists, who shared wis…
Julia Naftulin
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Social media has gotten so bad that America's top doctor is intervening
The labels would require congressional approval. And Murthy's comparison to cigarette warnings migh…
Dan DeFrancesco
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Be a boomer and pick up your phone, cowards
Picking up phone calls is a cringe boomer trait that tickles millennials and zoomers. US Surgeon Ge…
Mia de Graaf
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Happiness is typically U-shaped throughout your life. The US has changed that.
Social isolation is worsening young people's stress and reshaping the theory that happiness tends t…
Ayelet Sheffey,Tim Paradis
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A young worker sparked a debate about loneliness and boredom after complaining about spending a night alone in a hotel for a work trip
Social media users told a young worker to "learn the concept of enjoying your own company" after s…
Sawdah Bhaimiya
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I've stopped making friends at work
Friendships are harder to make online, and none of my recent work relationships have managed to cro…
Alexandra Karplus
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Wealthy Silicon Valley county becomes first to declare loneliness a public health emergency
San Mateo county is one of the wealthiest in the US, hosting the headquarters of tech giants includ…
Alia Shoaib
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Modern Loneliness: A series exploring the loneliness epidemic
Business Insider's series "Modern Loneliness" explores the causes and effects of loneliness, as wel…
Business Insider
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Nearly a third of Gen Z said technology is making them lonelier — and it's making many spend more
Around 29% of Gen Z respondents to a recent survey said technology is making them lonelier — and it…
Noah Sheidlower
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An 82-year-old who moved to Florida by herself nearly 4 decades ago follows one key tip to avoid loneliness — and it led her to run her first marathon at 60
Vivien Arguelles, 82, knows it's not easy to make friends later in life. But she has a simple solut…
Ayelet Sheffey
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There is a new disease threatening the world - loneliness
Loneliness is a pressing health threat, with serious consequences for the health and mental well-be…
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Rita Moreno, 91, says she made a friend at the supermarket so she won't feel lonely
The "West Side Story" star realized she was lonely after she moved into a new condo away from famil…
Amanda Goh
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An 83-year-old who moved from New York to Florida explains how she's working to prevent loneliness and make friends — without playing pickleball
Rosalind, 83, followed her family to Florida, but she found herself in a younger community, making …
Ayelet Sheffey
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As the US faces a loneliness epidemic, people who experienced social life abroad say they can see why
People are sharing stories about the vibrant social life in other countries in comparison to the US…
Charissa Cheong
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A 71-year-old explains all the ways she's countering loneliness. They include tacos and a cellphone.
After Susan Skinner's husband died, she turned to "Taco Tuesdays" and began calling up people on he…