For more than two millennia, friendship has been lauded as a key to personal fulfillment. Many of the most memorable works of western literature celebrate friendship. Achilles and Patroclus, David 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 ...

FORMER US First Lady and women's rights advocate Eleanor Roosevelt once said, “Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” British poet ...

You don't have to live in the same town or — or even the same country — as your best friend to maintain a strong friendship. Even so, it can be challenging to live far away from your favorite people.

The Japanese have a term, kenzoku, which translated literally means "family." The connotation suggests a bond between people who've made a similar commitment and who possibly therefore share a similar ...

Sometimes we cut friends out of our life, convinced of their betrayal. Yet sometimes the truth reveals itself after years of silence, and it completely changes our understanding of what happened. Some ...

Every woman needs that one friend who transcends ordinary friendship boundaries to become something deeper — a spiritual sister whose presence in your life feels divinely orchestrated. While casual ...

Friendship is often described as one of life’s greatest buffers against stress and loneliness. But when the balance tips and you find yourself giving far more than you receive, the relationship can ...