After months of avoiding people, many of us are feeling lonely. Experts explain how to make new connections – from friendship apps to walks in the park to joining a new book club

If nothing else, 2020 has been a year of intense social contraction. We have variously been told to stay inside, stick to our household bubbles and, on special occasions, to meet up with no more than five people. When mingling is allowed again, there is a good chance we will discover that our social skills have disappeared. We might want to go out and make friends again. But the question is, how?

I have rounded up a collection of doctors and other experts to present you with a definitive guide to broadening your social circle in the current situation.

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