I met my best friend in high school, and we'd been friends for almost two decades. We had our ups and downs like all friends but always knew we loved each other. After I missed her birthday when I was ...

This method turns out so well with my friends because we’re all super clear on how it works. If you also want to give it a go ...

A reader suspects that a friend is divulging her secrets. If not, why do people around town seem to know her personal business?

After 20 years of breaking up and making up with friends, here’s the one lesson I’ve learned about friendship: You have to actively choose it. Sure, maybe your best friend came to you in a moment of ...

My merry band of childhood friends and I have stayed thick as thieves for nearly two decades now. And while we joke about how surviving the epic highs and lows of middle school together means that we ...

“Best friend” is a term that seems to have been invented in the twentieth century, perhaps even in the second half of that century. My parents never used the term “best friend,” but my friends and I ...

I'm not really the jealous type. But a couple of years ago, when my best friend introduced me to one of her friends (who had very quickly gone from acquaintance to inner circle), I remember feeling a ...

My New Year’s resolution is to reduce my debt. Since I graduated five years ago, I have only gone deeper into debt every year. I have done about everything I could in my life to save money. I don’t ...

Dear Troubled: You’re not asking for much—just quality time with and attention from your partner. That’s a very reasonable ...

If so, silence won’t protect your friendship. Tell him how you feel, but be clear that you respect his relationship and ...

Two years ago, she started a romantic relationship with a man she knew. She says they both lack physical affection in their ...