If you retire with a small social circle, most people think something went wrong. But what if for some people that was always the plan?
Think of a retirement dinner. The guest of honor has had a distinguished career for the last 40 years. Seated around the table are 18 people: former colleagues, a spouse, adult children. It reads like a full life on paper. But upon taking a closer look, most of those eighteen people are just warm acquaintances, not close friends. And the man being celebrated? He knows. He doesn't appear to mind.
