A people pleaser’s fixation on not being a burden wears on her close friends, and one wonders whether to tell her.

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Who’s that shithead in my living room playing Resident Evil?” That line is the centerpiece of “Resident Evil,” the latest single from the Philadelphia indie rock band Friendship. Dan Wriggins, the ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a friend's marriage changing a 12-year friendship ...

April is National Poetry Month. Poets share advice on how to make a meaningful connection with the art form. One tip? Think ...

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Whether in real life or on screen, something strange is happening with therapy: The line between therapist and friend seems to be blurring ... two-way conversation with their therapist, someone like ...

Haider, 45, is not just a friend of a celebrated Bollywood singer — he is a renowned Urdu poet whose mellifluous renditions ...

He’s a perceptive reader, and he has a knack for writing about poems in ways that lend shape and even excitement to the act of reading and thinking about them. He’s also comfortable ignoring some of ...

When I got angry and said I would confront the other friend, she demanded that I not do so, because it would “make her look bad for telling.” Could my suspicion be correct? If the other person ...

Consider exchanging poems with loved ones. Emily Dickinson was known, even, for sending poems to friends (and writing them on chocolate wrappers: my kind of friend). Do whatever takes the pressure off ...

As therapy becomes more common, concerns grow over medication dependency, the effectiveness of young therapists, and whether modern mental health treatment is addressing deeper societal issues.