The author stopped always initiating contact with friends to assess true connections. Past experiences and a desire for deep friendship shaped the author's approach to relationships. Focusing on ...

As we approach the end of the year, I am sharing some of my most popular columns of 2025. This one originally appeared on Tuesday, July 15. I’m part of a tight friend group that’s been together since ...

As we approach the end of the year, I am sharing some of my most popular columns of 2025. This one originally appeared on Tuesday, July 15. Dear Lizzy, I’m part of a tight friend group that’s been ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am female, and I have a male friend who likes to flirt with other women when we go out for dinner or other occasions. Seeing as we’re just friends, I don’t think I have any ...

At what point is stepping back self-protection rather than abandonment? By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches ...

Dear Eric: Recently, I was trying to figure out how two friends of mine, James and Jon, had decided to stop talking to me and not continue our friendship. And it wasn’t based on anything that happened ...

Madison Knight and her best friend Jamesen discovered they were pregnant at the same time – but that's not the biggest surprise in the story Courtesy Madison Knight Madison Knight couldn't believe her ...

"I don’t know how to break it to her that I’d rather have someone else," the bride wrote on Reddit Getty A bride is struggling with a tough choice due to her childhood best friend assuming she will be ...

Despite a polarized, partisan political environment, most voters who consider themselves a member of a party say they have a close friend on the other side of the aisle, according to the latest ...

Dear Eric: I recently set boundaries with a friend who would vent to me about another friend of theirs, with whom I’m only barely acquainted. I asked them to stop processing this other friendship of ...

Izuku Midoriya and Katsuki Bakugo were buddies since they were kids. However, their friendship turned toxic over time. Katsuki Bakugo went on to develop an immense hatred for Izuku, and their bond has ...