When my husband left to travel for work for 3 weeks, I learned the value of friendship

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I used to hate being alone, but I got used to it when my husband started traveling more for work.He left for three weeks recently, and it was hard to pin down friends.I realized how much I valued my friendships, and I appreciate them more when my friends show up...

Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go.. . I've never lived alone as an adult, and there have been many times when I wish I had..

After college, I moved back in with my parents, and two years later, I moved to Baltimore and immediately began living with my previously long-distance boyfriend, Sam, who is now my husband...

I'm not alone in my feelings in a 2020 Harvard Graduate School of Education survey of US adults, 36% of respondents said they felt serious loneliness...

I caught up on house projects I had been putting off, read my book, and watched my favorite TV shows.. Getting older makes me appreciate good friendships even more..

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