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Why Did Everyone Disappear After Fifty?
Retirement, empty nests and grey divorce quietly dismantle the social scaffolding you never built. Rebuilding it doesn't take a five-year plan, just…
23 hrs ago
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Why Did My Friend Ghost Me?
The reason a friend goes quiet is rarely the one you fear. I know, because I have been that friend.
Aug 3
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David Eedle
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Good Person, Bad Friend: What's the Difference?
Being a good person and being a good friend are not the same thing, and the difference shows itself when life goes sideways.
Jul 27
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David Eedle
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Shoulder to Shoulder Friendships, Not Face to Face
What happens to a friendship once the activity that built it disappears?
Jul 8
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David Eedle
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Maybe One Person Was Never Going to Be Enough
Why a quiet, common loneliness has nothing to do with being single, and what an article about open relationships gets right about it.
Jul 1
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David Eedle
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No One to Call
What a road trip, a Brat Pack star, and thirty years of data have to say about the friendships we let fade.
Jun 15
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David Eedle
The Friendship Pyramid Is a Map, Not a Mandate
A useful framework for understanding loneliness - as long as you don't let it measure you.
Jun 11
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David Eedle
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Why Groups Feel Hard (Even When You Like the People)
Group dynamics are much harder to navigate than one-on-one interactions.
Jun 8
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David Eedle
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Friendships Can Have A Shelf Life
Most connections do not end with a bang or a shouting match. They simply run out of momentum. And that's ok.
Apr 6
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David Eedle
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Five Years Later: From Failing the Pub Test to Finding my Fellow Weirdos
The alone ranger isn’t alone anymore. We’ve found each other.
Nov 20, 2025
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David Eedle
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Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends as an Adult?
Making friends as an adult is harder than it was in childhood. The infrastructure has collapsed. Time is scarce. Trust is harder-won. Vulnerability…
Nov 18, 2025
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David Eedle
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Ghosting, Fading, and the Unfinished Endings of Modern Friendship
The quality of our connections isn’t just measured by how well we begin them, but by how gracefully we let them transform.
Oct 28, 2025
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David Eedle
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