Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Even if you're close, there are red flags that a friendship isn't worth staying in.Yusuke Nishizawa/Getty Images All friendships ...

When her mom was going downhill, I was the sounding board for my friend. Every detail. Every procedure, argument. Same when ...

When you’re sad or just barely keeping it together, it’s easy to miss the ways you might not be showing up for the people who care about you. I’ve definitely had that wake-up call myself. So when ...

Friendships often begin with ease. Conversation flows, time passes quickly, and support feels natural rather than negotiated. Eventually, some connections shift without explanation. Messages receive ...

I have a friend, from college 40 years ago, who I’m only now realizing is a needy, self-aggrandizing narcissist. In all of that time, absolutely no one in my circle has ever liked her. She has driven ...

I know grieving takes time and everyone is different. When I resisted any more minute-by-minute details, I was told I wasn’t a good friend. Am I really a bad friend because I just ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend, from college 40 years ago, who I’m only now realizing is a needy, self-aggrandizing narcissist. In all of that time, absolutely no one in my circle has ever liked her. She ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan and Leslie Bibb play a toxic trio in The White Lotus, Season 3 - Television Stills / HBO My first ...

For much of human history, said Erica Wagner in the FT, friendship has been regarded as a male preserve. "Perfect friendship," Aristotle wrote, "is the friendship of men who are good and alike in ...

We’ve all had them. Friends who bring out, not the best, but the worst in us. And by the worst in us, I don’t just mean saying or doing bad things, like swearing or smoking. These friends cause us to ...