A key component to socialization is making time to connect.
About half of those surveyed communicate via email.
And while not as common, some use Facetime or other video chat platforms to connect.
AARP launches Facebook group
For those choosing to communicate via social media, Facebook is the platform of choice.
Membership now exceeds 135,000 women, with hundreds of new members joining weekly.
Sentiment among the Ethel community members parallels those in the AARP study.
The Ethel community members express eagerness to make meaningful connections with others at a similar life stage.
However, those activities may diminish as we get older.
In fact, 91 percent say they are satisfied with the quality of their social connections.
But social interaction doesnt necessarily prevent loneliness.
In fact, over two in five (43%) say they wish they had more social connections.
But not all women find it easy to make new friends.
For more information, yo contact Stephanie Childs atSChilds@aarp.orgor Kadeem Thorpe atKThorpe@aarp.org.
(2) An online survey was fielded in October 2024 among 1,400 women age 40 and older.
For more information, like contact Lona Choi-Allum atLAllum@aarp.org.
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