I feel like I want to tell them something. I am not taking sides in all of this, and I still plan on being friends with everyone involved; however, the group as a whole will never be the same. That ...

People assume that if you don't have a big friend group, something must be wrong—you're shy, or antisocial, or difficult, or ...

I’ve been friends with the same group of women since our children were in grade school. We’re now in our late 50s and early ...

Freshman fall is nearing its end, and I feel like everyone has found their friend group except for me. Everyone was really friendly and open in the first few weeks. Now it feels like everyone has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If want more friends—and want greater sense of belonging, you ...

It wasn’t a “toxic mom group,” per se, because the parent group I found myself exiled from included a few dads too. It wasn’t ...

Any woman who is a part of a trio close friend group will tell you that all of them are completely different in their own ways. One of them is the energized partier, one of them barely leaves the ...

Finding your core friend group can be difficult, especially as an adult. Making friends is challenging enough as is, but finding a group of people whose personalities all mesh well together is a whole ...

My group of friends suddenly ghosted me without ever explaining why. I blamed myself and felt insecure because I never got closure. I'm still healing and learning to trust people again. I texted my ...

My friendships exist in silos. Each hangout is a feverish one-on-one where we share fries and eye contact, confessions, rants, gossip, and mutual attempts at amateur therapy. This patchwork of ...