My friend, Toni, is 50 years older than me. She's 84 and I'm 34. We share laughs, makeup tips, and heart-to-heart conversations. Age is but a number, and despite the years between us, we are more ...

For as long as I can remember my mom and I have been close. People sometimes think it's weird that I'm so close to my mom. Being close to her hasn't stifled my growth. I'm 35 years old, and my mom is ...

A reader wonders whether it would unfairly burden a friend to share sobering health news with her and her alone. By Philip Galanes A couple of years ago, I received radiation treatment for two brain ...

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 ...

Dear Eric: I am a mid-60s married woman. I have been in a deep friendship for a couple of years with a married male colleague in his 30s. Neither of us is each other’s supervisor. There is no romantic ...

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 ...