A reader is struggling to reconcile a friend’s partner’s fussy diet and aversion to walking with a planned gastronomic tour of Europe. By Philip Galanes I have an old friend whom I love to spend time ...

Paralyzed; bed-bound; not dressing or grooming; anxiety-wracked; sunken: welcome to major depression. (Photograph of a Milk Way black hole by Photo 12 / Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The ...

Dear Annie: I’m 27 and recently moved back to my small hometown after nearly a decade away. I took a job here to be closer to my mom, who’s recovering from a stroke. It’s been an adjustment, but I’m ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I have known since third grade. She lives in another state. Recently, I went on a trip with three of my other friends in the state where this friend lives. She is a very ...

I was scrolling mindlessly through Facebook when I saw it: A decade-old friend request had suddenly been accepted. My heart raced. This once-dear friend had ended our relationship years ago, and I had ...

Dear Eric: “Sue” and I have been neighbors and friends for more than 50 years. She is godmother to one of our children, and we are members of social groups together, like book club and bridge group.

Research published last week found that women choose their friends by smell. Not body odour, but “diplomatic odour”, which gathers about a person through the choices they make in their daily life: ...