Over at the Psychology Today blogs, Irene S. Levine, author of Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend, tackles the question of how to break up with a friend who always seems to need something. Why do people sometimes put up ...

Ever been in a friendship that just isn't working for you anymore? Irene Levine, author of Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup With Your Best Friend, answers questions here about why friendships end, how to know when it's time to get out and ...

According to recent studies reported in The New York Times, friendships could play a key role in fighting illness, warding off depression, slowing aging and prolonging life. For example, a 10-year Australian study linked having a large circle of ...

The girls from Ames – Karla, Kelly, Marilyn, Jane, Jenny, Karen, Cathy, Angela, Sally, Diana and Sheila – developed a close friendship growing up in Iowa in the 1960s and 1970s and have since seen each other through decades of heartbreak, ...

I just came back from dinner with a friend who I've kind of known for about three years. He is someone who lives in my neighborhood, and who I've run into numerous times, exchanging pleasantries on the street, at a café, at a restaurant, at ...

Are you concerned that someone you love might have a drinking problem even though they manage to show up at work every day and maintain close relationships? Sarah Allen Benton, a licensed mental health counselor in Boston and author of Understanding ...

Are you thinking about getting engaged but still wondering if your partner is right for you? Michael Batshaw, psychotherapist and author of 51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged, explains what you need to consider before taking the plunge. ...

Each morning, we weigh in on the day's hottest headlines. We've all had friendships turn sour, but let's be glad we're not Sean Connery's friend -- the former James Bond apparently charged 1,000 percent interest on a loan he made to a buddy. With ...