How far will you go to help a friend? We’d all like to say “I’d do anything,” but if you really stop and think about it, it kinda depends on the friend, right? If you had a friend who was going ...

It’s wild how quickly a simple request can blow up into something bigger. So, what would you do if you asked a friend to give you a quick heads-up when they arrived to pick you up, only for them to ...

Awkward requests for job help could pop up more often, as it takes people longer to find work In a softening labor market, relying on friends for an introduction is increasingly necessary. But it can ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who wants to help a struggling pal but is growing frustrated ...

A Reddit user explained that she cooked for her friend’s dinner party and thought the friend would pay for the ingredients The friend then told her she “should cover it as a gift because we’re friends ...

Nothing says “good friend” like picking up the dinner tab, buying a thoughtful gift, or offering to spot someone in a pinch. Many of us are wired to be generous with the people we care about. But what ...

DEAR ERIC: I recently set boundaries with a friend who would vent to me about another friend of theirs, with whom I’m only barely acquainted. I asked them to stop processing this other friendship of ...