Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Years ago, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman hit a rocky patch in their friendship. For reasons they couldn’t fully articulate, they ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Actresses Irene Maiorino and Alba Caterina Rohrwacher on the television series "My Brilliant Friend," based on a novel by Elena ...

In this excerpt from her book, Friendship First: From New Sparks to Chosen Family, How Our Friends Pave the Way for Lifelong Happiness, Gyan Yankovich examines the unique pain of a friendship breakup.

A person’s social network can be surprisingly complex. Yet, we think we only need a romantic partner and a nuclear family. Maybe one good friend. Otherwise, those not legally or biologically fastened ...

In the colonial era, such a concept of civic friendship and equality was inherent in the practice of local representation.

I used to find letting people go so difficult. As someone who’s experienced a lot of abandonment and struggled with self-worth, I’ve tended to cling to people, as well as over-invest and ...

Friendship over romance: Millennials are updating dating profiles to focus on platonic hangouts, with 55% of Tinder’s young ...

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