Social Studies: Would you subscribe to a friendship club?

Friendship is rewarding, but making new friends requires a level of bravery and vulnerability. Not to mention the logistics of organising regular catch-ups.Would you pay someone to take away the effort and awkwardness, and connect you to a group of potential new mates?Paid social clubs are bringing strangers together for events like shared dinners, drinks and social activities — offering in-person connection at a time when research shows one in six Australians are experiencing severe loneliness.