British evolutionary psychologist Robin Dunbar has maintained for more than three decades that humans cannot maintain a social network beyond 150 people. This famous threshold—known as Dunbar’s Number ...

In 2025, many of us are living alone. Or we live with housemates, cotenants, flatmates – people who may share a fridge, a lease, even a dog, but not necessarily our inner world. While the population ...

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 ...

Asking Eric: Father-in-law interfering in marriage Asking Eric: What do we do to make our home life better? Asking Eric: Tell your naysaying friends to back off and butt out Asking Eric: Daughter ...

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I consider myself an introvert. Attending a networking event at a restaurant to make small talk with strangers in hopes of making lasting connections is one of the most frightening things that I can ...

Jocelyn Benson made some of her closest friendships at sleep-away camp while hiking, climbing the ropes course and cheering for teammates during color war. She lived in a bunk with other campers, ...

Paige Hoch, 19, of Albany, works on art after passing her teacher’s Friendship Quiz. Every student had to learn every classmate’s name and a fact about them. Paige Hoch, 19, of Albany, works on art ...

Starting college can be an exciting time for students to learn new things, make friends and live away from home for the first time. But not every student takes advantage of the opportunity. Emmanuel ...