Tag: aging
Unable To Make Friends: I Feel Like A Failure
A 61-year-old woman has no friends and feels like a total failure. She feels stuck in bed and stuck in her situation.
Friendship and Aging: Is Losing Interest In Friends An Aging Thing?
Each of my women friends has — or had — good qualities, but ultimately, the positive didn’t outweigh the negative. Is my laziness in trying to make new (better, more compatible) friends an aging thing?
On the strengths (and importance) of elder friendships: In the New York Times
In case you missed the excellent article about elder friendships in today’s New York Times, I think you’ll want to read it.
In the Media: Challenges of making midlife friendships (Today.com)
On the Today Show, Joan Lunden reported on an experiment that suggests that close midlife friendships may help minimize anxiety and stress.
Want To Be Happier and Live Longer? Get Socially Active.
New studies suggest that being socially active is good for your health and that social ties may even be more important than family ties.
Friendship and retirement planning
I am a professional in my early sixties and plan to retire in three years when I am 65 year old. I am married to a very good man, have a grown up beautiful daughter yet I find myself feeling very lonely at times.
Getting Older: Fighting loneliness in small steps
Recently, a reader named Peggy sent The Friendship Doctor an email that explains how she combats feelings of loneliness through some of her interests.
On having neighbors who don’t have to knock
This was a great article by John Leland in the New York Times, in case you didn’t see it. It tells the story of a group of women in their 70s and 80s who live on the same floor, in public housing, in an apartment building in the Washington Heights section of New York. They […]
Making Friends After 60: What Are The Options?
Making friends after 60 can be challenging but there are a number of options to help people connect with others.
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