Google “Stepping Away From Toxic Friends,” you’ll get thousands of results. We all know surrounding ourselves with the right people is the best way to protect our energy (and if you Google a quote on ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who has never met their best friend but is ready to end the relationship.

Friendship isn’t a tit-for-tat balance sheet, but that’s how researchers have traditionally defined it. New studies are refining the model to be less about transactions and truer to real life.

"I am concerned about her indecisiveness and worry that she is running away from her problems and harming herself by avoiding dealing with this." ...

My first thoughts when reading this letter were: What a thoughtful and kind person, and Oh no. I hope she doesn’t unintentionally upset or annoy her high school friend, who could feel any number of ...

In a post on the parenting subreddit, a parent asked for advice on how to "banish" their 4-year-old daughter's imaginary friend. The original poster (OP) shared that the imaginary friend is "so real" ...

Every friendship begins with some sign that two people are interested in becoming friends. How do you signal openness to friendship?

Dear Abby: My best friend “Pat” and I live on opposite sides of the country. I am very concerned about Pat’s daughter and granddaughter, “Mandy.” Pat’s son-in-law is verbally abusive. He calls Pat’s ...

Eat healthily, exercise, have a skincare routine, look after loved ones, earn money and get eight hours of sleep per night. We’ve all seen the memes that talk about the expectations on us as women to ...

Your best friend is going to know when you’re not really listening. Your eyes will glaze over, and you will say “uh-huh” without really responding to what they're saying. But with empathetic listening ...