It’s important to get the balance right between time alone and time spent with other people, say professors Hall and Merolla.

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You can trust them to respect your boundaries, even when you disagree with one another. Healthy friendships also involve mutual support, so a good friend won’t just expect you to help them out.

Friendships can bring some surprising benefits to our health. Here's how you can make new friends and strengthen the ones you've got already. Health, exercise and diet reliably sit at the top of ...

Friendships are key to a healthy and rewarding life, and good friends are a factor in longevity as well. Research also shows, however, that poor or conflictual relationships are more damaging to ...

It turns out, lifelong friendships are not just nice to have; they're vital for mental health. Studies show that close, enduring friendships are linked to lower rates of anxiety and depression ...

Dear Eric: Several months ago, a friend’s boyfriend broke up with her. She is devastated over this as she loves him very much ...