Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even if you're close, there are red flags that a friendship isn't worth staying in.Yusuke Nishizawa/Getty Images All friendships ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan and Leslie Bibb play a toxic trio in The White Lotus, Season 3 - Television Stills / HBO My first ...

When you’re sad or just barely keeping it together, it’s easy to miss the ways you might not be showing up for the people who care about you. I’ve definitely had that wake-up call myself. So when ...

It’s hard to tell a “bad friend” from appearances alone (credit: Gemini) Picture this: Your 14-year-old daughter, Mindy, excitedly tells you she’s bringing a new friend home for dinner. “She’s so ...

According to the World Health Organization, loneliness is so bad that it's recognized as a priority public health problem and policy issue, with 1 in 4 people experiencing social isolation. But for ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend, from college 40 years ago, who I’m only now realizing is a needy, self-aggrandizing narcissist. In all of that time, absolutely no one in my circle has ever liked her. She ...

We’ve all had them. Friends who bring out, not the best, but the worst in us. And by the worst in us, I don’t just mean saying or doing bad things, like swearing or smoking. These friends cause us to ...

I know grieving takes time and everyone is different. When I resisted any more minute-by-minute details, I was told I wasn’t a good friend. Am I really a bad friend because I just ...

For much of human history, said Erica Wagner in the FT, friendship has been regarded as a male preserve. "Perfect friendship," Aristotle wrote, "is the friendship of men who are good and alike in ...

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