EditorialQu Tongzhou, a photography assistant who used two popular Chinese dating apps to make friends as she went on a trip to western China, in Shanghai, Sept. 18, 2022. (Qilai Shen/The New York Times)
EditorialPedestrians in a shopping area of Frome, England, which has been getting attention for its fight against loneliness, Dec. 2, 2021. (James Beck/The New York Times)
EditorialUniversity of Ottawa student Nevandria Page sits for a portrait in Ottawa, Ontario on Sept. 5, 2021 in Canada. (Nasuna Stuart-Ulin/The New York Times)
EditorialBallez rehearses Katy Pyle’s “Giselle of Loneliness,” a reimagining of the classic, at the Joyce Theater in New York, May 24, 2021. (Yael Malka/The New York Times)
EditorialLibby Franola interacts with her chatbot on the Replika app at her parent’s home in Houston, May 28, 2020. (Brandon Thibodeaux/The New York Times)