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How To Tell If A Friend Will Be A Good Travel Companion You can be the best of friends at home—but traveling together for the first time is a whole different story. Here’s how to tell if you’ll be ...

Source: Douglas Kenrick What would you be doing if you were trying to find meaning in life? When Jaimie Krems, Becca Neel, and I asked 565 men and women that question, the most common response was ...

A reader’s patience is wearing thin with an otherwise fun and generous friend who leaves much to be desired as a conversational partner.

We moved across the country shortly before my oldest child entered first grade. As she waited at the bus stop on the first day of school, another child walked up and said, “Do you want to sit with me ...

Close friends are treasures for our lives and each day of them. Is anything more important than close friendship for support, enhancing meaning in life, personal wellness, good health and just pure ...

Having close friends is a key part of someone's well-being. Feeling connected to others makes us feel less lonely, which, in turn, makes us less depressed and anxious. Yet not all friends are made ...

Why do friendship break-ups hurt so bad? Platonic breakups can hurt as much as, or even more, than romantic breakups. When everything is going wrong in our lives, a good friend is who we turn to to ...