Friendship as Antidote to Loneliness – Part 3

Friendship as Antidote to Loneliness – Part 3

No sane person would say, “I do not want any friends,” but plenty of people who say they have lots of friends have none. I know; I was such a one. You may have many acquaintances and tons of family members, neighbors, co-workers, fellow church members (or if you’re a...
Friendship as Antidote to Loneliness – Part 2

Friendship as Antidote to Loneliness – Part 2

Pursuing romance is easy compared to the pursuit of friendship. That’s an important observation drawn from my four decades as a pastoral psychotherapist. In America, few people marry whoever just happens to show up in their lives. They date and court, and by and...
Friendship as Antidote to Loneliness – Part 1

Friendship as Antidote to Loneliness – Part 1

There’s a famous country song called “Lookin’ for Love in All the Wrong Places.” People spend a lifetime doing just that. This is the first of three articles about what I have learned about looking for love in the right places. At the start, I need to confess that I...