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 ...

We made plans for her to come visit me at my house since my husband, Micah, was at work. She wanted to show me the movie “Control” about Ian Curtis, the frontman for Joy Division, who had sadly died ...

Have a question you want to ask Dear Life Kit anonymously? Share it here. For our next episode, we're looking for your queries on doubt and making decisions in relationships. Dear Life Kit is NPR's ...

A reader is eager to patch things over with her best friend and her boyfriend after they had a tryst behind her back. But should she be? By Philip Galanes I recently discovered that my (male) partner, ...

I hoped it would end. It hasn’t. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been the The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches philosophy at N.Y.U. My best friend ...

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 ...

We had both recently left the workforce to be stay-at-home parents and quickly became friends. Our breakup happened in the middle of a parking lot full of nosey moms at school pickup. It has been ...

As you check off your holiday gifting to-do list, don’t forget about the gifts for your best friends who made your year all the more fun. I don’t know about you, but for me, finding gifts for friends ...

Birthdays come but once a year, and when they do, it’s important to show whoever is celebrating their big day that you’re thinking of them. It's especially important if the birthday girl or guy ...