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Dear Life Kit: My friend kissed me and I liked it. Now he wants to take it back!

She understands that the woman is reaching out, but doesn't have the energy to deal with this complicated relationship.

Making friends feels effortless in childhood. But when you’re an adult, it can be an arduous and cringe-inducing process. Katie Rosseinsky explores why finding new pals is so tough for grown-ups ...

In my own life, nothing has taught me more about myself, love and walking through the world than the women who have been my lifelong friends. My best friend Maddie and I began our own kind of serious ...

Plus, we already spent so much time together — this arrangement could make leaning ... but this kind of shared life has expanded my perspective. Living alone taught me how to take care of myself, but ...

As a working mom, it can be tricky making new friends. An app for connecting women helped me meet several new people and make genuine friends.

"For the past couple of years, illness has kept me from organizing and participating in activities I used to enjoy. ... No ...

My best friend ended our friendship out of the blue and didn't tell me why. Therapy helped me learn how to make new friends.

I am taking a course, and there was a lesson by Melissa Mae Dillon about making friends with money. She explained that just as a friend wouldn't keep wanting to come around if we were always upset ...

As adults, we sometimes relegate friends to supporting roles, guest stars we schedule for only special occasions. It’s understandable; our lives revolve around work and family. But I believe ...

DEAR ABBY: Some of my friends discuss their plans in front of me without inviting me along. Am I right to feel excluded? I’m a woman in my late 20s, and I feel stung when friends and roommates ...