Knowing how to form and maintain new friendships can sometimes be difficult, particularly in adulthood. Finding common interests or joining social organizations are some ways to connect with others. A ...

Today’s challenge: Use your calendar to balance friendships and other priorities. By Catherine Pearson This is Day 3 of the 5-Day Friendship Challenge. To start at the beginning, click here. One of my ...

With loneliness at epidemic levels in the U.S., many people could use a few more friends to lean on. Survey data suggest that many U.S. adults want to make new friends—perhaps because strong ...

Build trust with these backyard birds.

DEAR ERIC: I have an etiquette question. For background, I went through a very difficult period in my life where my friends ...

Lane Moore thought she would have more friends by now. The comedian, writer, and musician fantasized about having a kindred spirit as she read about in “Anne of Green Gables,” or a tight-knit group of ...

With “loneliness epidemic” splashed across headlines and a steady stream of social media posts asking people how to find connection in the D.C. area, we decided to dive into a stubborn issue that many ...

Priya, an engineer in California, was on a deadline. Under pressure, she emailed a younger friend working on the same project to ask for some data that the project needed to get done on time. She and ...