Women tend to have higher expectations of support and intimacy in their adult friendships than their male counterparts, according to psychologist Marisa G. Franco. They need that foundation of ...

For the last couple of months my friend has been selfish, going on about her problems while telling me to "shake" my problems off. She has also been taking my insecurities and phobias as something she ...

How many close friendships are enough? Are three to five ideal? Can one best friend be all you need? How about a dozen? “The more, the merrier,” says Vincent Day, who has separate clusters of close ...