As researchers and humans, we are very interested in happiness. In one study project, we explore how a person’s ethics and decision processes influence types of psychological well-being. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have a friendship problem? We talked to 9 experts to get answers. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News, photos: Getty Images) And ...

Marisa* is Ruby Bennett’s best friend, but Ruby, 18, struggles to feel close to her. They have known each other for years, but Marisa, who didn't want us to use her last name, rarely opens up to Ruby ...

Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Ducharme is a contributor to TIME. Years ago, Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman hit a rocky patch in their friendship. For reasons they couldn’t fully articulate, they ...

It can seem confusing at first. Some people are warm, generous, polite, and easy to like, yet they still do not have the kind of close friendships most people assume kindness should attract. That gap ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For men, especially, it’s rare to call out the importance of a friend, and yet it’s well worth doing.Illustration: Spencer ...

Problem: I want to have a better year than last. It seems like a lot of things did not work out the way I expected they would. I have a friend and I use the term loosely, who did a lot to remind me of ...