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My friends don’t make any effort with me now they have kids – why aren’t they interested in my child-free life? - DEAR VIX: ...

Dear Eric: I have a close friend of more than 40 years who lives in a very large and expensive city. Whenever I travel there, ...

Dear Eric: Can you offer any advice about a good friend who lets her dog jump in my pool? I have an inground vinyl liner pool so one concern is the dog could damage the liner with its nails or ...

Being the 'strong friend' left me burnt out, but it made me seriously reconsider one-sided friendships and relationships.

Oh, Miss Manners realizes that was not your friend’s intention. She is one of those people who says, “I just don’t want to be any trouble,” and therefore creates not only unnecessary trouble, but bad ...

Dear Prudence Help! I Can Afford My Best Friend’s Destination Wedding. But There’s Another Reason I Really Don’t Want to Be There. I know I’ll just be resentful the whole time.

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is disappointed that their friends often don't invite ...

Men who have no friends as they get older usually have these specific reasons, and most of them aren't about being antisocial ...

I don’t know what to do to rekindle any kind of romance between us, but watching what our friends did gave me a flicker of hope.

The discomfort of loneliness shapes us in ways we don’t recognize—and we may not like what we become without it.

I don’t have any close friends or family to make introductions. What else can I do? My question is: What is it that men are looking for? I’m interested in both of your perspectives. — F.