After nearly a decade of close friendship, a reader is hurt and mystified by the radio silence from a woman who was in her wedding party just a year ago. By Philip Galanes My best friend and ...

A reader wonders whether it would unfairly burden a friend to share sobering health news with her and her alone. By Philip Galanes A couple of years ago, I received radiation treatment for two brain ...

If you clicked on this article because you want to be your kid’s best friend, you’re in the right place. It’s natural to want to be close to your kid(s), and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’d be ...

This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. We’ll help you make friends, leave them—and even sleep with them. It’s a tale as old as the advice column: Your friend has chosen to date or, even ...

Friendship breakups are hard to go through, but that doesn't mean you can't be prepared. Childhood friends or college roommates, it doesn't matter — best friends are the greatest connections people ...

Good friends are hard to find. Research has found that support from friends can provide stronger well-being than support from family relationships. Having a close bond with our peers goes a long way.