Dear Eric: I have a close friend of more than 40 years who lives in a very large and expensive city. Whenever I travel there, I will often ask if my wife and I can stay with her. She is acquainted ...

A reader’s patience is wearing thin with an otherwise fun and generous friend who leaves much to be desired as a conversational partner. By Philip Galanes I am good friends with a woman who is kind ...

Living with friends can be really fun, especially if you all get on well and have similar attitudes to things like cleaning and cooking. It’s no wonder that more and more people live with their ...

I have the most generous friend, but she really does seem to know it. On the other hand, she seems to be always so grateful for the things that happen in her life whether they are good or not. She ...