Our society may prioritize romantic relationships over platonic ones, but the latter can be just as significant to our lives, if not more so. Friendships can also cause strife — as evidenced by an ...

We all know the importance of fostering close social connections. Friends are great—until they’re not. Psychologists say they hear often about so-called toxic friendships, which veer away from the ...

Over the last decade, there has been a major proliferation of coaches — the nonathletic kind. Friendship coaches are providing guidance that includes breaking up with a friend and unexpected tools to ...

Are through thy friendship fair. When researchers tell us that they've associated friendship with not just happiness but health (including specifics like better recovery from cancer), it can seem as ...

Years ago, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman hit a rocky patch in their friendship. For reasons they couldn’t fully articulate, they weren’t communicating or clicking like they once did. Things just felt ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Friendship is one of the most reliable pathways to happiness.

While romantic relationships can be unpredictable at times, supportive friendships can often provide a sense of stability and consistency in one’s life. Similar to romantic relationships that crash ...

Female friendships are often described as deep, intense and sometimes even fusional. Who has never had a best friend with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Actresses Irene Maiorino and Alba Caterina Rohrwacher on the television series "My Brilliant Friend," based on a novel by Elena ...