Loneliness

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Commentary

Why my $150 million startup thinks it can solve the $406 billion loneliness problem

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March 20, 2026
Hinge is growing while online dating competitors are struggling. Its new CEO explains why
Newsletters

Hinge is growing while online dating competitors are struggling. Its new CEO explains why

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March 17, 2026
America’s economy is so bad that it’s driving a loneliness crisis, as two-thirds skip weddings and dinners to make ends meet
Personal Finance

America’s economy is so bad that it’s driving a loneliness crisis, as two-thirds skip weddings and dinners to make ends meet

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March 17, 2026
dog
Commentary

You love your dog too much. Blame the broken American Dream and loss of purpose since the pandemic

By Margret Grebowicz and The Conversation
February 13, 2026
Valentines Day balloons
Arts & Entertainment

Meet the women ditching their husbands for ‘Galentine’s Day,’ with no men allowed ‘unless the bartender happens to be male’

By Alicia Rancilio and The Associated Press
February 9, 2026
Lonely young woman in office
Success

Staff at a major Swedish pharmacy chain are being paid to take time off with friends to combat loneliness—they can even text loved ones during the $100 ‘friendship hour’

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January 7, 2026
social epidemic
Health

25 years after a Harvard professor told America it was ‘bowling alone,’ the loneliness epidemic is starker than ever

By Peter Smith and The Associated Press
December 18, 2025
Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management, speaks with attendees during the 28th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on May 6, 2025.
Success

‘May I meet you’: Bill Ackman’s dating tip captivates the internet

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November 17, 2025
Kamala Harris
Success

Former VP Kamala Harris says she went through a nine-hour interview to land the job—but she couldn’t escape ‘gold medal depression’ even when she won

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October 31, 2025
Left: Apple CEO Tim Cook. Right: Ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi.
Success

The CEOs of Apple, Airbnb, and PepsiCo agree on one thing: life as a business leader is incredibly lonely

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October 29, 2025
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Success

Insomnia Cookies CEO made millions selling his company to Krispy Kreme, but has a warning for entrepreneurs: ‘It can be lonely; it’s a solitary life’

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October 3, 2025
A young person with yellow hair and wired headphones walks in front of the Starbucks coffee shop, looking in.
North America

Starbucks chases Gen Z nostalgia, betting $1 billion on plan to bring back the ‘third place’

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September 25, 2025
Melinda French Gates tells Oprah Winfrey she runs every major life decision by her three closest female friends: ‘They are my truth council’
Lifestyle

Melinda French Gates tells Oprah Winfrey she runs every major life decision by her three closest female friends: ‘They are my truth council’

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July 2, 2025
What we get wrong about loneliness and how to get it right
Health

What we get wrong about loneliness and how to get it right

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June 27, 2025
A man alone on a beach wearing a coat, his back to the camera
Mind

Loneliness is bad for your health—but it may not be as deadly as once thought, new research finds

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June 16, 2025

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