OpinionJuly 12, 2024
How to Reconnect with Old Friends Who Have Become Strangers
People are reluctant to reach out to friends they have lost touch with—but both sides are gratified when they reconnect
Stories by Gillian M. Sandstrom
Gillian M. Sandstrom is a senior lecturer in the psychology of kindness at the University of Sussex in England and director of the Sussex Centre for Research on Kindness. She studies the benefits of minimal social interactions with weak ties and strangers and the barriers that prevent people from connecting. Sandstrom is author of a forthcoming book on the hidden benefits of talking to strangers.