Dear Annie: I’ve read many letters from older women who’ve lost friends to illness, death or simply a change in circumstances. These women say they often can’t find the social support they once had. I’m not trying to spread the word, exactly, as we have so many members already, but there is one solution I know to work that I’ve noticed is never mentioned: Facebook groups.

About a decade ago, I started two private Facebook groups for women over 50 who’ve reached the no-filter stage of life. One is not political, and the other is entirely politics.

Here’s what’s happened. Women from the U.S., Norway, Slovenia, Mexico, France, Switzerland, Romania, Italy and England have become real friends. They’ve invited others to join the Facebook groups, and many have met in real life. Some join becaus

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