The Science
The research on dormant ties suggests that reconnecting with someone you've lost touch with is less awkward, and more useful, than it feels in the moment. Here's why the discomfort is misleading.
Making Friends
Twelve routes into a social life in a new city, ranked by how fast they produce a second meeting with the same person — which is the only measure that matters.
Life Changes
Ending a relationship often ends a whole social circle at the same time. A look at which tools actually help rebuild one, and which just add another app to check.
Work & Remote Life
When a job, a building, or a school schedule stops throwing you together with someone, the friendship doesn't end automatically. But it does need something to replace the structure that used to do the work for free.
Making Friends
A 2026 randomised trial gave 1,151 lonely older adults eight half-hour phone calls. The people who got warm conversation did worse than the people who got a plan. Here is what that finding is actually saying.
Tools & Apps
Group chats and social media keep old friendships alive, but the research is specific about what they can't do instead. A look at what online contact substitutes for and what it doesn't.
Work & Remote Life
Working from home means more hours alone, but alone and lonely aren't the same thing. The distinction matters, and remote workers keep confusing which one they've got.
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