Falling for a friend is one of those beautiful and messy experiences that we all hope to simultaneously avoid and secretly stumble into. It’s complicated, thrilling, and more common than you might ...

Despite the adage that friends and money don’t mix, the arrangement can have unique benefits — as long as the boundaries are clear. By Sara Murphy Eryka Peskin, a friend of mine, recently asked me to ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 35-year-old man who has always been able to help friends with loss and life changes, until now. For context, I am going through the adoption process with imminent placement. I am in ...

When someone we care about loses a loved one, our first instinct is usually to say something comforting or, worse, give advice.

The relationships with friends and colleagues you’re close to in your life will ebb and flow over the years. As a high school student, you were probably close to a group of people, but then after ...

Dear Not My Past: Congratulations on your years of sobriety. Your friend may consciously or subconsciously resent the new ...

PAULA NEWTON, INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: And now, to a topic which is, of course, difficult but so important to discuss. New York Times Columnist David Brooks lost his lifelong friend, Peter, to ...

Dear Eric: I have been friends with two people for 45 years and 30 years, respectively, and we go away together at least twice a year. However, I prefer going away with one friend more than the other ...