Most small talk feels like a polite game of ping-pong, say social psychologists Erica Boothby and Maya Rossignac-Milon. What ...

It has now been a year, and I’m still grieving. I feel I abandoned the child — first by moving away, then by cutting ties.

Dear James, Every Thursday for the past decade, I’ve sat with the same group of guys for a beer after work. I don’t think any ...

Anyway, they began their rivalry when the primary mode of transportation was the horse. ...

Pig butchering scams—which involve building an intimate relationship, establishing trust, and manipulating the victim into ...

Well, I tell you what, Larry Ellison is great, and his son David is great. They're friends of mine. They're big supporters of ...

Daughter is in a fight with her friend, and the letter writer has a feeling the friend’s mom is also upset. Dear Miss Manners ...

Friendship isn’t a tit-for-tat balance sheet, but that’s how researchers have traditionally defined it. New studies are ...

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas shares a reader's advice about dealing with ill friends who have become thorny.

Providing practical help to a close friend—such as picking up medication, cooking a meal or helping with household chores—may ...

Open Facebook, tap your profile picture, tap Friends, tap Followers. Block any strangers you do not recognize by opening ...