Research on emotional disclosure finds wide variation in how comfortable people feel discussing fears, insecurities and ...

Finding out who your real friends are can be an eye-opening experience. It happens in those moments when you truly need someone to lean on. These situations reveal the people who genuinely care about ...

You may want to watch your back. Friendships are built on respect, trust and mutual support. These core values form the foundation of genuine connections, where both people lift each other up and ...

I recently asked my friend Sharon Livingston, Ph.D., a psychologist and author of Get Lost, Girlfriend!: How I Found Myself When My Best Friend Dumped Me, to explain the difference between a good ...

At 45, coming to terms with the fact that you’ve never had a real, lasting friendship can hit hard. You might wonder what you’re doing wrong or why forming meaningful connections has always felt like ...

Sometimes friendships don't explode; they just slowly lose their warmth. Think: longer gaps between texts, less emotional ...