While sitting on an airport shuttle, a man to my left said he would visit his aging mother in TX and said he had to get a ranch sitter. A woman to my right said, “Oh, I can’t image a RANCH sitter I ...

I always wanted to have older friends, and I finally made a group of them in a writer's group. I am grateful for their advice and perspectives. They've taught me that aging can bring confidence and ...

A Reddit user is concerned because he has different financial values than his friends. He’s been loaning them money, but that should stop as he’s jeopardizing his finances and the friendship. He may ...

For a long time, Western nations have been moving away from values that emphasize family ties and fitting in, and toward more individualistic values such as independence, uniqueness, personal choice, ...

Does it matter if your friends have an important place in your life? Peiqi Lu of Columbia University and her Michigan State colleagues Jeewon Oh, Katelin E. Leahy, and William J. Chopik analyzed an ...

If your parents emphasized achievement, you might be drawn to friends who share similar ambitions. These expectations can create a framework for the types of friendships you value, whether it's driven ...

No two friendships look the same, and that’s because everyone needs something different when choosing their closest connections. While some people value friends who will meet them across town at 11 ...

Making friends isn't an easy process, especially as people grow older. With age, social circles tend to get smaller, yet the size of someone's friend group doesn't necessarily determine how happy they ...