A reader’s patience is wearing thin with an otherwise fun and generous friend who leaves much to be desired as a conversational partner.

When the buck stops at you, the CEO, making the final call can feel isolating. You need a critical friend - someone who is ...

So, if loneliness feels overwhelming, and trying to make new friends feels too big, it can help to start small and be open to ...

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely ...

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A cardiologist, a chairlift, and a truth that rewired how I think about health and what really keeps us alive.

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I hoped it would end. It hasn’t. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been the The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches philosophy at N.Y.U. My best friend ...

When I was in middle school, I'd spend hours sitting in a dark closet in my bedroom on the phone with my cousin. We'd gab about our crushes, using their secret code names. We'd share funny stories ...

Feeling alone or experiencing a chronic sense of loneliness with a partner is often rooted in the discrepancy between your expectations for a relationship and the reality of how it manifests itself, ...

Loneliness and isolation between partners in a relationship typically start where expectations go unmet, at least according to a study from Behavioral Sciences. When a partner expects something from ...