If you see Alexandria Agresta breaking into a wide grin, one of her best friends—who lives thousands of miles away—probably just sent her a meme or an inspirational quote from Instagram. The person ...

Friendship is vital for our health and happiness, but we don’t always prioritize it. The Optimist’s Maggie Penman goes on a journey to make new friends and learn why so many of us are craving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re like most people, you want more friends—and you may ...

Making friends as an adult can be challenging thanks to competing responsibilities, fewer built-in social structures and less practice. Below, experts share helpful tips for how to improve your social ...

Every friendship begins with some sign that two people are interested in becoming friends. To make a new friend, we can communicate that we like a certain person, we want to spend time with them, and ...

Loneliness is reportedly on the rise, even though most Americans say they're happy with the number of friends they have. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News, photos: Getty Images) Aimun Amatul never ...

Meeting friends while traveling or living abroad isn’t as daunting as it might seem—and putting in the effort to find and foster these relationships could just be the best part of your trip. ByKaitlyn ...

As International Friendship Day approaches, it serves as a reminder of the importance of friendships at all ages and stages of life. Naturally however, as time goes on it can be harder to make and ...

Priya, an engineer in California, was on a deadline. Under pressure, she emailed a younger friend working on the same project to ask for some data that the project needed to get done on time. She and ...