Amidst what some researchers call a “friendship recession,” apps and services have been proliferating to connect people. We hear from people who have used them reflect on what about them has worked or hasn’t.
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SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
Many of the old places where friendships formed – the office, houses of worship, maybe the VFW – may have become less central to people’s lives. It’s part of what’s been called a friendship recession – Americans spending dramatically less time with friends than they did
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