For many years, I considered myself to be an awkward loner. And it’s true that I was my own first friend — and an extraordinarily good one, at that. From an early age, I deeply enjoyed my own company.

Sometimes, relationships start off as friendships and gradually evolve into romantic partnerships. However, there are situations where two people remain friends but develop romantic feelings for each ...

“Strong-ties make the world smaller, weak-ties make it bigger.” —Mark Granovetter “Love degrades the world from significant people, while friendship can fill it with such people.” —Avinoam Ben-Ze’ev ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. In a world that emphasizes romantic relationships, we explore the science of friendships in humans and our primate relatives— how we make them and how ...

I have seen many women lose themselves in a relationship, and frankly, it makes me sad. There is nothing wrong with being in a relationship, but it is disheartening when women stop hanging out with ...