Tag: Psychological Science

Nostalgia: One way of handling a friendship drought?

Published: November 19, 2008 | Last Updated: November 19, 2008 By | 1 Reply Continue Reading

A reader of my blog is living overseas with several young children and is married to a man who routinely works long hours. Another woman I know is single; she recently moved to a new town to begin a demanding job that entails frequent travel. My own elderly mother has become frail with fewer and […]

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People Who Need People May Anthropomorphize

Published: January 26, 2008 | Last Updated: April 6, 2021 By | Reply Continue Reading

What do lonely people do when they need friends but have none? According to new research, they tend to anthropomorphize.

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