Friendships often begin with ease. Conversation flows, time passes quickly, and support feels natural rather than negotiated.

Bad Friends, a new animated comedy series from Andrew Santino and Bobby Lee, has landed for development at Hulu. Bad Friends is based on the popular podcast hosted by Santino and Lee. Per Deadline, ...

Birthday parties, concerts, her little sister's graduation...I showed up for it. But whenever it was *my* turn to invite her to something that was important to me, she always had some type of excuse: ...

At their core, bad friends operate from insecurity and control, and smart people can spot the red flags: inconsistency, ...

Even if you're close, there are red flags that a friendship isn't worth staying in.Yusuke Nishizawa/Getty Images All friendships experience highs and lows. But if you feel like a friend puts you down ...

For Chloe*, 28, there was no going back from a close friend's betrayal. "I went through a really hard time after splitting up with my first boyfriend. He refused to accept it and started harassing me ...

“Experience is the best teacher,” or so the old cliche goes, but, realistically, most of us would prefer to be forewarned about the realities of life. From how to spot a bad friend to the best ways to ...

Cardi B has never really had “any bad friends.” Recently, the 31-year-old rap star revealed via social media that she’s been “lucky” with her friendships. The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker made the claim ...

Long story short, I communicate with a few friends long distance (we have moved quite a bit). We email about all sorts of things, light and more serious, about once a week. Recently, my husband and I ...

According to the World Health Organization, loneliness is so bad that it's recognized as a priority public health problem and policy issue, with 1 in 4 people experiencing social isolation. But for ...

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 ...

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 ...