In my 20s, I had a slew of friends I would hang out with. Some were childhood friends, some were college friends, and some were friends I met at work. As I aged into my 30s and 40s, some of those ...

Work friendships can boost teamwork, lift your spirits, and make the job more fun. But when you retire, these friendships can ...

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“On a deeper level, individuals may retain frenemies to preserve a sense of personal continuity or because the relationship ...

Many analogies have been made of friendship—it’s like shifting seasons, or a plant, or a really good bra—but I picture friendship most clearly as a house, jointly occupied. Each party agrees to ...