In your twenties, that trade-off feels worth it. You want the group, so you tolerate the parts that grate on you. But ...

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My friendships exist in silos. Each hangout is a feverish one-on-one where we share fries and eye contact, confessions, rants, gossip, and mutual attempts at amateur therapy. This patchwork of ...

Friend groups rarely sit down and vote someone off the island. They do it the way you described: one brunch here, one concert there, a handful of “Oh, you would’ve loved it!” comments that land like ...

Women tend to have higher expectations of support and intimacy in their adult friendships than their male counterparts, according to psychologist Marisa G. Franco. They need that foundation of ...

I’ve been friends with the same group of women since our children were in grade school. We’re now in our late 50s and early ...