We like to think we make our own romantic decisions, following our hearts and learning from experience. But our friends’ relationships hold more influence over our love lives than we care to admit.

Friends sometimes become friendlier over time, leading to budding romance in some cases, and awkward conversations in others. But as I have previously discussed regarding how friends fall in love [i], ...

The message arrived the way most of our conversations always had—casual, borderless, unannounced. It was just after midnight in New York, the end of a Thursday night spent scrolling TikTok. We had ...

We often hear that romantic love is the most important kind of love. Finding your soulmate is the ultimate goal for many people. But sometimes the best love comes from our friends, as two lifelong ...

When Valentine's Day rolls around, we all tend to think of romance, but that doesn't acknowledge one of the most lasting types of love in our lives: friendship. Show some love to your chosen family ...

Jealousy is a common feeling we all experience from time to time—sometimes even unconsciously. We commonly notice jealousy in the context of romantic relationships. This mere emotion is not something ...

“Best friend” is a term that seems to have been invented in the twentieth century, perhaps even in the second half of that century. My parents never used the term “best friend,” but my friends and I ...

Sunday, May 5, is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Mass readings: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48; Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4; 1 John 4:7-10; John 15:9-17. In today’s Gospel, Jesus cuts right through the modern ...

For many years I followed a no-new-friends ethos, one that became cemented in popular culture with the 2013 release of the track “No New Friends” by DJ Khaled, featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne ...