Tips on how to deepen connections with others in real life

Emmy Award-winning journalist Allison Gilbert joins ABC News Live to discuss Dr. Ruth Westheimer’s new book, “The Joy of Connections.”
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[@RODELDOMINGO-fr7tf]

If you've got a self centered family like mine deeper connections is out of the question! :(

[@cathynewyork7918]

Well then, you say you have a self-centered family- so form deeper connections with people outside your family - neighbors, people at your tennis lesson, people you volunteer with at a charity, people in your hiking club or book club. Do it!!!

[@darynhamilton-ware8894]

The problem with the society is that people don’t know how to agree to disagree and leave things alone and come up with a solution that works for everyone to get along some way some how and people ghost people with no proper decent communication about boundaries and rules and regulations and solutions to different problems. Nobody communicates properly and tells anyone everything that they need and want done and everything going on and about solutions to problems and nobody exercises their resources or legal rights in and out of court or properly communicates or expresses them selves or articulates themselves or uses their legal rights to the fullest extent in and out of court so that’s why society has a mental health crisis, loneliness pandemic, school shootings, and chaos politically socially racially

[@cathynewyork7918]

You, dayrn, you will always be lonely, as you have such a negative view of other people. Some of what you said here is true - but you can still have very happy and meaningful relationships with others if you open up your mind and maintain a cheerful upbeat attitude when approaching others. It sounds like you approach others with the idea that they are evil - that will be a huge roadblock to you having warm relationships. Do better.