That said, if you’re not willing to devote any more time to this friendship and you feel certain you want to break up, don’t ...

That’s not always the case, though. Sometimes, our friends have valid reasons as to why they want us to break up with our partner. Sometimes they don’t. If you feel uncomfortable or confused ...

Have you ever had to break up with a friend because you were in competition with each other? These types of relationships can ...

They also can break up when the downsides and drains of the relationship catch up with it, and make it hard to sustain a ...

Not every friendship is meant to last a lifetime, but what are the signs a relationship is starting to fizzle? I’m not ashamed to admit it: I’ve lost touch with a lot of friends over the years.

I owned up to the hurt I had caused but also told her that in order for our friendship to continue, I needed her to be sorry for how she had hurt me, too. She wasn’t able to, so the friendship ...

Not every quarrel must, or should, be immediately patched up, though. Talking points: Should friends break up because of opposing political beliefs? “You should calm down first. People can’t ...

I think it’s important that we respect other people’s opinions. If we break up with friends because of opposing political beliefs, it will undermine our original aspiration for democracy.

But some friendship break-ups are truly heart-wrenching. Elizabeth Bernstein looks at when it's worth trying to make up -- and how to go about it.