Psychology Today | 15.11.2025 02:58
As we move through our 40s and 50s, many of us are surprised by a quiet ache that creeps in between work deadlines, family obligations, and the daily grind: loneliness. For years, we may have been surrounded by people—colleagues, neighbors, parents from our children’s schools—but somewhere along the way, those deep, sustaining friendships that once felt effortless became harder to find.
