Americans Are Unhappier Than Ever. Solo Dining May Be a Sign.

The New York Times

Americans are making too many solo dinner reservations.

That was one takeaway from the annual World Happiness Report, which was released on Thursday and showed that the United States had dipped to its lowest slot in the country rankings — 24th — after being ranked as high as 11th in 2012, the first year of the report.

Americans are increasingly miserable, the report says, and it explored a possible indicator: The number of Americans eating alone has risen exponentially this century.