“Strong-ties make the world smaller, weak-ties make it bigger.” —Mark Granovetter “Love degrades the world from significant people, while friendship can fill it with such people.” —Avinoam Ben-Ze’ev ...

“Best friend” is a term that seems to have been invented in the twentieth century, perhaps even in the second half of that century. My parents never used the term “best friend,” but my friends and I ...

A person’s social network can be surprisingly complex. Yet, we think we only need a romantic partner and a nuclear family. Maybe one good friend. Otherwise, those not legally or biologically fastened ...

Friends has many fun episodes that make the show worth rewatching many times, but as much as I love the show, there are some episodes that are difficult to get through for different reasons. Created ...

I’ve been questioning one of my closest friendships. I feel like I’m the one always putting in effort — checking in, planning hangouts, listening when they need to vent — but when I need support, they ...

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