If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. In PEOPLE's new cover story, the icon, who's turning 72 and has co-written a new book on obesity, shares her past struggles — and what ...

In recent years, people have been increasingly looking for new ways to form platonic connections, as loneliness and social isolation have become more prevalent. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General went ...

Ms. McCabe is the author of “Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends.” When people find that they are having a hard time making new friends, they often blame their own awkwardness — some failure on their ...

Some young adults are trading digital platforms and algorithms for old-school, in-person ways to meet people. Nationwide, participation in adult sports leagues and speed dating events are on the rise ...