Today’s Solutions: April 15, 2026

Speed friending: one cafe̵

Speed friending: one cafe's answer to America's growing friendship recession

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY'S EDITORIAL TEAM Something has shifted over the past three decades in how Americans relate to each other. In 1990, about three percent of Americans said they had no close friends. Today, that number sits somewhere between 12 and 20 percent, depending on who you ask. Jaimie Read More...

Should you mix your friend gro

Should you mix your friend groups? Here's how to do it right

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Bringing together friends from different parts of your life can feel like introducing characters from different books into one shared story. It might be for a birthday dinner, a wedding, or a casual game night. Either way, there's something exciting about Read More...