A reader’s patience is wearing thin with an otherwise fun and generous friend who leaves much to be desired as a conversational partner. By Philip Galanes I am good friends with a woman who is kind ...

Think about your best friend. What makes them your best friend; the friend above all others? Maybe you have several best friends. In childhood, it might have seemed easier to make friends, but in ...

A reader suspects that a friend is divulging her secrets. If not, why do people around town seem to know her personal business? By Philip Galanes I believe that a good friend shares things I tell her ...

True friends have a way of making you feel cared for without making a big deal about it. Healthy friendships can make life happier and a lot less lonely, but it isn't always easy to tell whether ...

Women tend to have higher expectations of support and intimacy in their adult friendships than their male counterparts, according to psychologist Marisa G. Franco. They need that foundation of ...

They say that friends are the family we get to choose for ourselves, and honestly, they couldn’t be more right. True ...

Sophia was a good friend. She was always trying hard to be a good friend, anyway, focused only on how she could be more helpful, more caring, more "there." To her friends, old and new alike, she was ...