I deleted Instagram from my phone for a year. Being desktop-only connected me to friends without the drawbacks.

Tech Insider : Business
Woman with drinks
In: film cameras. Out: documenting everything on our phones.

Julia Pugachevsky

America wants to party — just softer

Tech Insider : Business
A hand holding a small disco ball in palm

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BI

I moved to New York City and worried I'd be homesick. Then, my sister and best friend became my neighbors.

Tech Insider : Business
The author and her friends in the kitchen
The author lives near her sister and best friend in New York City.

Courtesy of Maya Walsh-Little

Read the pitch decks of 14 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Money in the shape of a heart

iStock; Rebecca Zisser/BI

2 former Hinge execs are building an app to make it easier to plan hangouts with your friends

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Sam Levy and Tim macgougan
Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan cofounded Rodeo, a new startup building an app for making plans with friends.

Rodeo

I moved to a small beach town in another country. My new home felt like paradise, but I struggled to belong.

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
Author Kiersten Brown smiling on beach
For part of my time in Panama, I struggled to make friends and find community.

Kiersten Brown

My family moved to a small town 8 years ago. It's been mostly great, but it's been hard to make friends as an adult.

Tech Insider : Business
A man sitting in bed looking out the window in the morning.
The author (not pictured) has found it difficult to make friends since moving to a small town.

Justin Paget/Getty Images

I experienced loneliness after I retired. Starting a small group at my senior center changed everything.

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Joe Lamy
Joe Lamy is helping people across the country meet with others in their community and foster consistent social interactions.

Courtesy of Joe Lamy

When millionaires lose friends, it's often chalked up to envy. The truth is more complicated.

Tech Insider : Business
Lane Kawaoka; Joy Slabaugh; Lisa Johnson; Jeremy Barker
Newfound wealth can often complicate relationships with friends and family.

Desmond Centro, Joanna Kulesza, Tori Ferenc, Niki Chan Wylie for BI

I was the first person in my friend group to have kids. At first, I was lonely, but then they started asking me for advice.

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A mother holds her baby in her arms.

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