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 ...

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 ...

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.

A 2022 study concluded that friendships naturally evolve throughout life due to various factors, including individual development, changing social contexts, and the passage of time. Significant life ...

Traditionally, marriages have been seen through two primary lenses: love marriages driven by emotion, or arranged marriages shaped by family and society. But times are changing. Young people today ...