Chris Duffy isn't going to sugarcoat it: Making friends as an adult is hard. If you’ve ever tried to figure out exactly how to ask a potential platonic connection for their number—or word that first ...

Making friends as an adult can be challenging thanks to competing responsibilities, fewer built-in social structures and less practice. Below, experts share helpful tips for how to improve your social ...

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Priya, an engineer in California, was on a deadline. Under pressure, she emailed a younger friend working on the same project to ask for some data that the project needed to get done on time. She and ...

You likely already know that close connections don't just feel good, they're good for you. In fact, studies show friendship boosts our health and longevity, decreases our risk of depression and ...

Every friendship begins with some sign that two people are interested in becoming friends. To make a new friend, we can communicate that we like a certain person, we want to spend time with them, and ...

We all know it is good to be social and make friends, but how often are we truly open to it? For myself, my friend group over the past four years has been relatively stable. Sticking to your group ...

Dear Abby: I am a 36-year-old woman from Pakistan. I read your advice with great interest. Since childhood, it was always hard for me to make friends. People who I liked I pushed hard to be friends ...