There is growing consensus that America is facing a loneliness epidemic. In fact, a new piece from the Wall Street Journal reports that baby boomers are aging alone more than any generation in U.S. history. Today, about one in 11 Americans age 50 and older lacks a spouse, partner, or living child. That amounts to approximately 8 million people in the United States without close kin—one of the main sources of companionship in old age. ... |