After nearly a decade of close friendship, a reader is hurt and mystified by the radio silence from a woman who was in her wedding party just a year ago. By Philip Galanes My best friend and ...

Sharing good news with a best friend should be a happy occasion and something you can both celebrate. But for one upset woman and soon-to-be grandmother, her joyful announcement caused friction with ...

My parents introduced me to my best friend when I was 19, hoping she would be a good mentor for me. Now, more than 10 years later, I consider her my best friend. Despite our 45-year difference — or ...

Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. My best friend and I are both single, child-free ...

Elyse and I stood in the driveway of my empty home, surrounded by suitcases. “I can’t go with you to the airport. It’ll make me too sad,” she cried. I nodded, choking back sobs. I was moving from Maui ...