In a thriving friendship market, a majority of people in a particular setting are interested in “buying” or “selling” ...

You know that couple who’s been together for decades and still seems to genuinely enjoy each other’s company? The ones who laugh at each other’s jokes, have inside references you don’t understand, and ...

"You don't have to prove you're my BEST friend by constantly saying it to everyone out loud or excluding people with inside jokes — you can just BE my best friend," says editor Haley Sprankle. Like ...

Pulling back from friendships showed me exactly who wanted me in their lives — and it finally quieted my lifelong fear of ...

A situationship blurs the line between friendship and commitment, often leaving one or both people emotionally stuck. Learn ...

"Three's a crowd" isn't just a popular phrase — it's unsolicited advice for anyone trying to navigate three-person friendships. No matter how close you think you are or how many times you've swapped ...

We like to think we make our own romantic decisions, following our hearts and learning from experience. But our friends’ relationships hold more influence over our love lives than we care to admit.

This post is the second in a series of three articles written by students in my Spring 2019 Close Relationships course. All three posts focus on how your larger network of friends and family can ...

My secret phobia? The hetero married couple at the party. The wife, though, is rarely the problem. At minimum, she's likely to greet me with polite eye contact and a warm, if modestly disinterested, ...

Dear Eric: My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than two to three weeks in ...