The Japanese have a term, kenzoku, which translated literally means "family." The connotation suggests a bond between people who've made a similar commitment and who possibly therefore share a similar ...

Stories about love offer models for how you might commit your life to another person. Stories about friendship are usually about how you might commit to life itself. There’s a moment in Maxine Hong ...

“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.” Source: Shutterstock This quote is attributed to the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, who wrote extensively about the notion and ...

When I met Alex at work nearly a quarter century ago, we were at different stages in our lives. He was getting ready to be a parent and I still thought smoking was hip. We spent our evenings after ...

Years ago, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman hit a rocky patch in their friendship. For reasons they couldn’t fully articulate, they weren’t communicating or clicking like they once did. Things just felt ...

Friendship is a bond in several senses as powerful, if not more powerful, than familial bonds. To honour this precious bonding, the world celebrates a special day – Friendship Day. Most nations, ...

How do we go about the daily business of living when the world is collapsing around us? How could our insignificant little lives – our day jobs and dinner parties, unanswered emails and bad first ...

A talented choreographer with his sights set on New York University, 15-year-old Kevin Zambrano has been blocking out dance numbers since the sixth grade. But the Burbank High School sophomore’s work ...

Taylor Swift fans are still debating the meaning behind her new song “Ruin the Friendship” from her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl. Instead, fans were given an emotional and heartfelt ballad ...