Even though I am surrounded by so many people who love me, why do I feel alone? This feeling of not being understood has been my greatest love and my deepest despair. In a world of so much going ...

When I forgot to bring my headphones to the gym, I almost went home. It led to a great conversation with a stranger and I'll ...

Dear Eric: I recently had lunch with an old friend. We have known each other for more than 50 years and get together three or four times a year to catch up. On my way home, I realized that every ...

Dear Eric: A couple of years ago I reconnected with an old friend, and I invited her and her husband to my cottage where she and I had spent some good times together over 20 years ago. Back then I ...

I have a longtime friend, “Jade,” who has somewhat withdrawn from the world. We met in college, and for a long time, we were both part of a friend group that did all kinds of nights out, parties, ...

In the cramped bedroom tucked neatly behind the stove top and service cart, the air conditioning churned in sporadic spurts. A full-size mattress rested inside a mesh tent. Two twin-sized mattress ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is realizing his friends may find his personality hard to take. By Lori Gottlieb Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist and ...

AI “loves” you. There’s a not-so-natural tendency among the AI platformers to create artificial engagement, loyalty, and thus ...