I have a confession to make. I have recently just stopped returning a friend’s calls. I feel terrible, but not as terrible as I felt after her hour-long moanfests. Her negativity, self ...

"They feel like they're orbiting the group instead of belonging in it," Dr. Christie Ferrari, a clinical psychologist, told Newsweek.

Dear Eric: I am in my early 70s and most of my friends are also in their 70s. I forget things now and so do my friends. But some are forgetting way more than others. So, when I talk to a friend ...

DEAR ERIC: I am recently widowed and have been living in our home in our quiet neighborhood for more than 50 years. My ...

You need this to be over, and if you ghost her now, this not-friend is sure to pop up on some yet-to-be-invented app 10 years from now with a grudge and a brunch reservation for the two of you.

I don’t want to lose her as a friend, but I also don’t know how to change this aspect of who I am. I have tried to be more open and communicative in my friendships, but it feels unnatural and ...

Our views on relationships, politics and lifestyle (love of travel, no kids etc.) are in complete alignment. I now realize that I am really in love with my best friend.

Dear Eric: A couple of years ago I reconnected with a high school friend. We are in our 60s. We occasionally get together for coffee or dinner, but I find myself making excuses not to meet. This ...