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Portuguese Have Fewer Friends Than a Decade Ago — ISCTE Study Links Growing Loneliness to Youth and Poverty

A major ISCTE study finds that the Portuguese have fewer close friends and socialise less than a decade ago, with young adults and low-income groups suffering the steepest decline — and most people don't even realise it's happening.