Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have a friendship problem? We talked to 9 experts to get answers. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photos: Getty Images) And ...

As researchers and humans, we are very interested in happiness. In one study project, we explore how a person’s ethics and decision processes influence types of psychological well-being. While ...

While everyone wants authentic, truthful friendships, it can be challenging to find the right balance between honesty and tact Dear Irene, I have a history of dropping friends and have wondered ...

The Opinions desk put out a poll asking people to send in friendship problems they’ve been dealing with as college students. Although we only received two responses, we included hypotheticals and ...

A boogeyman haunts the realm of friendship advice: the friend who vents too much. Although people have surely been complaining since the dawn of language, and getting annoyed at one another about it ...

Marisa* is Ruby Bennett’s best friend, but Ruby, 18, struggles to feel close to her. They have known each other for years, but Marisa, who didn't want us to use her last name, rarely opens up to Ruby ...

Problem: I want to have a better year than last. It seems like a lot of things did not work out the way I expected they would. I have a friend and I use the term loosely, who did a lot to remind me of ...

Three friends never seem to work. One person always gets excluded in one way or another. I just moved to a new town where my husband grew up in a state different from the one I grew up in and went to ...

A century after its creation, Winnie-the-Pooh endures not just as a children’s classic, but as a gentle meditation on ...

There’s no shortage of advice out there on finding the One — but let’s not forget about the other loves of our lives: our friends. Close friendships are essential for a happier, healthier life.