Rarer still are the true forever best friends, those who are by your side for decades on end—through jobs, moves, relationships, fights, losses, and life stages—and may even come to feel like family.

We asked experts—and people working to maintain their own long-distance friendships—to share their favorite ways to keep ...

Friendship expert Kat Vellos shares tips on how to make a new friendship stick, including what to do together, how often to ...

In today's Dear Annie column, a retiree questions ending a close friendship after repeated cancellations leave her feeling ...

I once asked if she cancels on her other friends, and she told me she doesn’t. Recently, she texted suggesting a day for us ...

Eight years after her bestseller 'An American Marriage,' Tayari Jones has written a new novel, 'Kin,' set in the Jim Crow South. It follows two girls, Vernice and Annie, who grow up next door to each ...

You don't have to live in the same town or — or even the same country — as your best friend to maintain a strong friendship. Even so, it can be challenging to live far away from your favorite people.