Some friendships are asymmetric: One person wants or craves the other’s company while the converse is not true. In the limiting case, one friend has nothing at all to offer to the other, and the ...

This story was originally published on Sept. 12, 2022, and has been updated to include a rerun of the podcast episode. When psychologist and friendship expert Marisa Franco went through a rough ...

The first Sunday of August is known as Friendship Day, a time to honor our friends. In 1935 the U.S. Congress proclaimed National Friendship Day to celebrate those special relationships. Over the past ...

We don’t dare invite each other to social events where we might normally invite a good friend of the same gender and age ...

A "Big Brother" contestant is questioning whether his girlfriend broke up with him from afar. Here's why fans think he crossed a line.