We often make assumptions about the things that make us lonely. But research shows that the amount of time you spend with other people, and the quality of our social skills don't really make a difference. So why is it that nearly half of the U.S. population reports feeling lonely regularly? Glad You Asked hosts Alex Clark and Christophe Haubursin set off to discover what causes loneliness, how it affects our health, and what to do to address it.

Resources for help:
Crisis Text Line
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U.S - text 741741
Canada - text 686868

U.S. National Suicide Prevention Hotline
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1-800-273-8255

IASP International Crisis Center Resource List
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SAMHSA Health Treatment Services Locator
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Thanks to Bumble BFF, the app Alex used to find friends:
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And to ROMEO Clubs:
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AARP Community Connections Locator
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Key Sources:
Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Human Connection [ Ссылка ]

States Congress Joint Economic Committee Report - All the Lonely Americans [ Ссылка ]

Cigna’s U.S. Loneliness Index (2018) [ Ссылка ]

Social Relationships and Mortality Risk [ Ссылка ]

American Enterprise Institute Report - A Loneliness Epidemic? [ Ссылка ]

Toward a Neurology of Loneliness [ Ссылка ]

Social Network Size in Humans [ Ссылка ]

You’ve Got to Have (150) Friends [ Ссылка ]

0:00 Intro
1:15 Loneliness
2:29 Dating
3:46 Social Circles
5:50 Dunbar’s Number
8:31 Romeo Club
12:07 Evolution Of Loneliness
15:42 Paint Date
17:48 The Delilah Show

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