From lifelong confidantes to brand-new allies, the characters in these novels exemplify the way friends can anchor us through ...

There's no rulebook to friendship. It takes a balance of tough love mixed with inside jokes and whatever other quirky things the two of you have made up over the years to keep a friendship spicy and ...

“Best friend” is a term that seems to have been invented in the twentieth century, perhaps even in the second half of that century. My parents never used the term “best friend,” but my friends and I ...

“Strong-ties make the world smaller, weak-ties make it bigger.” —Mark Granovetter “Love degrades the world from significant people, while friendship can fill it with such people.” —Avinoam Ben-Ze’ev ...

There’s something almost magnetic about daughters who are best friends with their moms. It’s not just the matching tattoos or the inside jokes from childhood. It’s the ease with which they exist in ...

I went on a trip with my best friend to celebrate 20 years of friendship. The experience allowed us to bond in ways that aren't possible over FaceTime. It also reminded me that romantic relationships ...