Dinner with a Stranger: A Unique Approach to Combat Loneliness Among University Students
Juliette Sartori and Mary Yiorkadji established the Dinner with a Stranger society at Glasgow University to help students forge new friendships in an increasingly digital world. The initiative encourages participants to engage in friendship ‘blind dates’ by pairing them based on personality quizzes. As students report feelings of loneliness, this inventive approach emphasizes the importance of platonic relationships and fosters connections among diverse individuals, counteracting the isolating effects of social media.