Americans report having less close friends. But there are a few ways we can build deeper bonds with our casual acquaintances. | Denis Novikov/Getty Images/iStockphoto
When I first moved to New York in my mid-20s for a new job, I arrived as a lone wolf. I didn’t have any friends or family members living in the city, just a few phone numbers (my older sister’s friends) to contact in the case of an emergency. So I immediately started to work on addressing this.
I met up with some virtual pals who I knew lived in the city — people I talked to on X, and women from my journalism and reality...
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