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Friendship

True friendships are life’s greatest treasures. From making new connections to deepening old bonds, we explore the joys and challenges of maintaining meaningful friendships at every stage of life. Whether you’re looking for ways to stay close despite distance, navigate friendship challenges, or build a strong social circle, you’ll find real stories and expert advice here.



illustration of two friends back to back with cracking necks, frayed friendships
Relationships
How to Fix a Frayed — But Not Broken — Friendship
Here's why it's so important to do so.
By Bea Lewis
, July 20, 2023
3 Min Read
image of hands together as a fire match, forgiveness
Friendship
The Key to Apologizing Like You Really Mean it
How forgiveness can impact your own life.
By Susan Shapiro
, May 4, 2023
4 Min Read
illustration of women making friends in different scenarios
Relationships
How You Can Make All Kinds of Friends After 60
Here are the right places to look.
By Elena Bowes
, March 27, 2023
4 Min Read
illustration of heart friendship necklace formed of 2 female faces
Relationships
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: When a Friendship Dies
Here's what happened when my best friend and I broke up several years ago.
By Stacey Lastoe
, February 6, 2023
4 Min Read
Women's faces rotating as atoms
Relationships
6 Things Science Says You Must Do to Make Friends
You may be going about it all wrong.
By Ann Brenoff
, January 9, 2023
4 Min Read
photo collage of two female friends emerging from book with pages shuffled behind them
Relationships
The Difficulty in Getting Over the Death of My Best Friend
The small steps I've taken to repair the hole in my life.
By Elinor Lipman
, October 31, 2022
4 Min Read
animation of woman looking for a best friend
Relationships
Don't Have Any Besties? Then Do This
Also, here's how to avoid the not-so-great friends.
By Sally Koslow
, September 19, 2022
4 Min Read
illustration of 4 ladies sitting at table toasting with drinks, friends, friendship
Relationships
How the Pandemic Whittled Down Our Sizable Girl Gangs
And why that's not necessarily a bad thing.
By Tove Strandmark
, April 18, 2022
5 Min Read
Two female hands doing a pinky swear-promise
Relationships
Who Says You Can’t Form Close Friendships After 60?   
The truth is that we only need a very few good friends.
By Brahna Yassky
, November 8, 2021
3 Min Read
Male and female hands friendly fist bump
Relationships
Why Men Friends Can Be Just as Fabulous as Girlfriends
How relationships change after you hit 50.
By Leslie Morgan Steiner
, September 3, 2021
4 Min Read
Woman looking at digital picture frame with the image showing friends becoming less happy.
Relationships
When a Longtime Friendship Suddenly Ends
There was a time when we were inseparable.
By Candy Schulman
, February 22, 2021
4 Min Read
Letter addressed "Dear Reader" animating into a winter scene
Friendship
There's One Thing This Ethel Editor Knows to Be True
A personal message ... just for you.
By Shelley Emling, Editor in Chief
, December 15, 2020
2 Min Read
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