Remember when you were five years old and didn't care one bit about what people thought about you? When all you had to worry about was sharing your toys, what was going to happen next on SpongeBob, ...

While popular culture often paints dogs as a child’s best friend, cats also seek out the company of the youngest family members. While they do not perform affection on demand, they do give trust you ...

Everything costs money in today’s NYC — even making a friend. Every day, from packed subway cars to pedestrian-choked sidewalks, go-go Gothamites are surrounded by millions of other people wondering ...

Ms. McCabe is the author of “Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends.” When people find that they are having a hard time making new friends, they often blame their own awkwardness — some failure on their ...

Sometimes you meet a person and just know: You. I want to be friends with you. The conversation flows. They make you laugh. You want to know more about them. So you say, "Hey, we should get together ...

Dear Eric: I met an interesting person at a friend’s party and, a few weeks later, invited her to a small lunch of six people at my house. The lunch included our mutual friend. I looked forward to ...