Finding friendship and maintaining connections in adulthood is hard. Here’s where to start. By Catherine Pearson When it comes to friendship in the United States, the outlook is pretty darn bleak.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You might have people you chat with at work, neighbors you wave to, a full contact list on your phone—and still feel profoundly ...

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For decades, executives have repeated the truism “It’s not personal, it’s business,” implying that emotional distance is a hallmark of professionalism. But that logic is badly outdated, especially now ...

Ms. McCabe is the author of “Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends.” When people find that they are having a hard time making new friends, they often blame their own awkwardness — some failure on their ...

Friendships between two males tend to take a different form than friendships between two women. Here are some research findings that suggest why men’s friendships tend to be weaker than women's: Men’s ...

You’re looking at your phone, and you open a photo album from a few years back—only to notice, right away, a familiar face. It stings to recognize this particular old friend: you were once so close to ...

This research was conducted as part of a PhD project supported by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Centre for Society and Mental Health at King’s College London (ES/S012567/1), the ...

It’s official — making friends gets harder the older you are, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans examined how people feel about their social circles and their ability to create and ...

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely ...

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl is undoubtedly one of the singer’s more optimistic albums, full of songs celebrating her relationship with Travis Kelce. But there is one heartbreaking track ...