Allie Volpe

senior reporter at Vox

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More people are making friends through apps. Some work like dating apps, while others bring people together over dinner parties.

Friend-finding apps: Cure to adult loneliness?

More people are making friends through apps. Some work like dating apps, while others bring people together over dinner parties.

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