Belonging, Loneliness & Social Anxiety

23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (1295+ words) Rachel Xia has grown quite used to flying solo in the decade since leaving her hometown of Luoyang in central China. The 30-year-old Hong Kong resident has no qualms about eating alone, traveling alone and going to the movies alone....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (404+ words) Roughhouse play can look chaotic to parents, especially when kids are wrestling, tackling, chasing or throwing themselves onto pillows. But when it happens in a safe environment with clear boundaries, this kind of physical play can support children's emotional, social…...

9+ hour, 35+ min ago   (1499+ words) The uncomfortable truth about friendship, relationships, social media, and human connection in the modern era. There is something strange about the way we live today. We can talk to someone on the other side of the world in seconds. We…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago   (267+ words) Whenever we open our phone just for a notification and end up scrolling for hours, there’s actually a reason behind it. Let’s talk about the continuous scroll. Social media never gives us a stopping point. Whenever we take our phone…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (252+ words) The RELATE Project 2026 surveys 7,105 youth across 11 countries, exposing the rapid adoption of AI companions alongside a craving for real-world, face-to-face presence The average number of close relationships a young person reports fell from 5.3 in 2023 to 4.4 in 2025. On average, young people…...

11+ hour, 8+ min ago   (452+ words) Somewhere between your first Myspace Top 8 and your current group chat of forty-three people you technically know, friendship quietly changed shape. Here’s …...

10+ hour, 16+ min ago   (631+ words) Living far from home has taught me that being surrounded by people and feeling connected are two very different things. Before I came abroad, I thought living in another country would mean a new beginning. A new place.New people....

20+ hour, 50+ min ago   (271+ words) (Also read: Woman shows muddy entrance to high-rise where flats cost over ₹1 crore: ‘So much expense, no facilities’) The video shows a sprawling view of several high-rise residential towers from a balcony as the woman speaks about what she sees…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (623+ words) Dear style & substance, I have never felt loneliness until recently when I finally moved away from friends and family to start a new career in my 40s. I am almost intrigued by it and now I feel I have a whole…...

11+ hour, 10+ min ago   (197+ words) The Double Standard We Rarely Notice Have you ever notice how easy it is to point out someone’s else mistakes while finding reasons to excuse your …...