You’ve Probably Already Met Your Next Best Friend
The loneliness industry is trying to solve the wrong problem.
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is a staff writer at The Atlantic.
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Nemanja Knezevic / Connected Archives Grandparents Are Reaching Their Limit
Older Americans might be doing more child care than ever.
Illustration by Rose Wong The New Singlehood Stigma
Society tells us we should have a partner—but we shouldn’t want one.
Illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Sources: alfalfa126 / Getty; MirageC / Getty. Teens Are Forgoing a Classic Rite of Passage
Fewer young people are getting into relationships.
Gabrielle Revere / Gallery Stock The Fantasy of a Nonprofit Dating App
Imagine if digital matchmakers had no financial incentives.
Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic Your FOMO Is Trying to Tell You Something
Maybe you are missing out.
Illustration by Ben Kothe / The Atlantic. Source: Getty. The Myth of a Loneliness Epidemic
Americans may not actually feel more desolate than they did in the past.
Illustration by Kristina Tzekova What If You Just Skipped the Holidays?
You can be a good family member without following traditions.
Illustration by Pete Gamlen The Slow, Quiet Demise of American Romance
Long before calls for a 4B-style sex strike, men and women in the United States were already giving up on dating.
Illustration by Vivian Dehning The Not-So-Woke Generation Z
The same young people once derided as liberal snowflakes are moving to the right.
Photograph by Zack Wittman for The Atlantic.
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