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Articles on Friendship
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Girls generally have a better relationship with their families and teachers, while boys are more invested in friendship networks.
What makes a relationship last when feelings fade or circumstances change? Can you force yourself to love someone you hate or don’t care about?
Social relationships are a key source of happiness but most people won’t reach out to an old friend.
The song Girl, So Confusing resonates because it touches on a universal experience: uncertainty about others’ feelings toward us
Sometimes a shared problem is halved, but it also can double the trouble.
Everyone wants to raise kind children, but telling kids to be nice gets you only so far − young people need to practice those skills with their peers.
For young people in their 20s, the workplace is an ideal place to connect and make friends. Here’s how to make the most of these relationships.
This fever-dream Swedish novella demonstrates an incomparable ability to give name to the things we feel but have been unable to find the right words for.
One study found 86% of young people had gone through a friendship breakup.
Fran (Daisy Ridley) has a complex and creative inner world that she escapes into in order to feel real.
Relationship anarchists argue that we should relate to one another as equals and accept that intimacy can take many forms.
These moving poems are a reminder that on Valentine’s Day, it’s OK to celebrate a broader definition of love.
Heartstopper is a celebration of ‘queer joy’ that uses the imaginative intimacy of graphic novels to invite the reader into its tight-knit world.
New research looking at data from 200,000 children in Wales has found a substantial increase in mental health issues.
Children’s friendships are a vital part of their learning and development.
Autistic people are not only more likely to feel lonely but are also more likely to experience it more acutely than non-autistic people according to new research.
Psychology researchers have focused on the idea that people form friendships with those who are similar, familiar and nearby. But how do individual people pick those who will become their friends?
Youth hostels can play a key role in blurring class lines and connecting travellers to both each other and the places they visit.
Parents often have nothing left in the tank to give after a day of parenting. So friends without kids can feel neglected without fully understanding it is not about them.
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