Photo by Toni Reed on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In 2023 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy declared that Americans were experiencing an epidemic of loneliness and social isolation…
Photo by Toni Reed on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In 2023 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vive…
Photo by Toni Reed on UnsplashThe EndGame is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.In 2023 U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy declared that Americans were experiencing an epidemic of loneliness and social isolation. An AARP survey in 2025 reported that 40% of adults aged 45 and older reported feeling lonely.My first impression on reading this was that it must be referring to older adults living alone (“solo agers”), but I was mistaken. For one thing, you don’t have to be living alone to feel lonely. You…


