“The gift I gave myself is to put friendship on the to-do list every day alongside eating well, taking care of my family, taking out the trash, all those things,” Baker said. “It needs to be a part of ...

Chris Duffy isn't going to sugarcoat it: Making friends as an adult is hard. If you’ve ever tried to figure out exactly how to ask a potential platonic connection for their number—or word that first ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." It’s hard to argue the joy and feeling of true safety that comes from having real, supportive, caring ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Making friends as an adult? Weirdly hard. Like, harder than deciding if you should get bangs. Once you’re ...

Dear Eric: I retired a couple of years ago. Like many people, I’ve realized that most of my friends and acquaintances were work-related. My family doesn’t live close, and I’ve always been a loner, so ...

It kicked off her quest to make new friends — something that, at age 50, she hadn’t thought much about in years. So she did ...

Making new friends as an adult doesn't have to be impossible. Moving to new places in adulthood can be isolating, especially if you are having these new experiences by yourself. You don't have your ...

SEATTLE — Making friends can be challenging at any age, but what happens when you’re decades removed from the convenient playground social scene of childhood and you’re an adult? We need friends, too!

Asking Eric: Hurt feelings, half a century later Asking Eric: We each grieve in our own ways Asking Eric: I don’t enjoy emojis Asking Eric: Ex-wife still visits the house Asking Eric: Grandson ...

Many things get better as we age—we get better at advocating for ourselves, we get more comfortable with who we are, we learn what matters to us and let the stuff that doesn't fall away. One thing ...

I've lived my 20s as a part-time nomad, flip-flopping between New York City and Washington, D.C., wandering around Haiti for two summers, and spending six months in Trinidad and Tobago. I settled in ...