Learning how to set boundaries with friends as we emerge from lockdown is a tough task. Experts share strategies for avoiding social burnout. When the shelter-in-place orders descended upon us last ...

While the COVID-19 crisis is in the rearview mirror for many Americans, young children are still in the thick of it. Many children who were born on the eve of the pandemic entered preschool or ...

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 ...

Zoom meetings. Virtual happy hours. Facetime dates. We've been living in a pandemic world for over a year now, and for better or worse, many of us are used to our new social routines. But as ...

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Maria Stevens’ credit cards are maxed out, in part because she relied on them when she was laid off, but she thinks it’s also largely because she struggles to say no to invites from her friends. After ...

People need friendship and socialization. Various studies in the past two decades have found links between social isolation and heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes. Hanging out with friends is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are often invited to fundraisers by a couple in our circle of friends. They purchase a table or a package of tickets, which pays for our admission. Still, as these are ...

CONTINUES TO ESCALATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. INFLATION IS COSTING ALL OF US MORE MONEY. IT MAY ALSO BE COSTING SOME PEOPLE FRIENDSHIPS. PEYTON SPELLACY IS LIVE THIS MORNING SO PEYTON, SOME ARE CALLING ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been happily single for most of my life, and I treasure the friendship and company of my women friends. Related Articles Dear Abby: If I answer truthfully to ‘what’s new?’ they start ...