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 ...

"What keeps our friendship strong is that we take turns being Superwoman. When one of us has no strength, the other silently ...

Once, not so very many years ago, it was hard for me to make a friend. Or maybe I should say, it was hard for me to keep a friend. Making friends was easy—I just had to get manic, and presto! All my ...

It can be tough to maintain our relationships with old friends. We move cross-country. We have kids. Or maybe one person is better at staying in touch than the other. Despite the challenges, Nina ...

After working from home all day, your takeout order arrives and you start binge-watching your favorite show alone. Sounds ideal, right? Except doing this routinely could shorten your life. And that’s ...

IF THE POINT of a vacation is to get away from it all—should that include friends, too? I used to dread the thought of running into people I know while traveling and, obliged to hang with them, having ...

Some are reeling from the new or old sting of loss, or struggling with complicated family dynamics that suck the magic out of ...

With “loneliness epidemic” splashed across headlines and a steady stream of social media posts asking people how to find connection in the D.C. area, we decided to dive into a stubborn issue that many ...