Advice From Experts About Making Friends After Retirement

When’s the last time you made a friend? Not just someone you see at work, or someone who is an acquaintance – a real friend. Someone you can call on and confide in, and who has your best interest at heart, and who can lean on you as well.

In a previous article, I described the reasons why it is particularly important to make friends after retirement. Sanjay Gupta, author of the book “Keep Sharp: Build a Better Brain at Any Age,” calls friends, “connection protection” for being strong and resilient. Friendships are arguably the antidote to the epidemic of loneliness faced by older adults as people leave behind their social connections and identity provided by work.