After nearly a decade of close friendship, a reader is hurt and mystified by the radio silence from a woman who was in her wedding party just a year ago. By Philip Galanes My best friend and ...

Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. My best friend and I are both single, child-free ...

A reader wonders whether it would unfairly burden a friend to share sobering health news with her and her alone. By Philip Galanes A couple of years ago, I received radiation treatment for two brain ...

This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. We’ll help you make friends, leave them—and even sleep with them. It’s a tale as old as the advice column: Your friend has chosen to date or, even ...

While Rose Day is traditionally associated with romantic love, it has evolved to celebrate all kinds of love—including the irreplaceable bond between best friends. Your best friend is your confidant, ...