The traditional social exchange theory of friendship views relationships as transactions where people keep a tally of costs ...

Kirsty McKenzie was living in a small Spanish village full of retirees in her late twenties when she was introduced by a mutual friend to Sue and Dave during a lonely Covid lockdown. The couple were ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. The benefits of friendship go far beyond having someone to confide in or spend time with–it can also protect you from physical and mental ...

I recently went to a monthly meeting of the group Finding Meaning in Medicine, which is a group of physicians who gather together to remind each other why we are in service and who we are. The topic ...

“In my thirty years of sexual experience, I’ve had one one-night stand, four f*ck-buddies, and no friends-with-benefits. Have I missed something good?” —A woman Just like romantic love, friends with ...