Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If want more friends—and want greater sense of belonging, you ...

Jamais vu is the opposite of déjà vu. It’s the feeling that something familiar is suddenly strange or unusual. It’s the feeling I get when I mix friends. A friend of 15 years, Heather, revealed her ...

Every friend group has a "dad friend." But the best part? You don't even have to be a dad. In fact, being the dad friend actually has nothing to do with your age, gender, or parental status. But on a ...

Any woman who is a part of a trio close friend group will tell you that all of them are completely different in their own ways. One of them is the energized partier, one of them barely leaves the ...

We all know that what happens on our favorite TV shows rarely happens in real life. Most of us won’t have our soulmate burst through the door of a New Year’s Eve party at the stroke of midnight to ...

A woman feels guilty and overwhelmed as a close friend repeatedly urges the group to attend her drum‑troupe performances, ...

Nothing splits up a friend group quite like internal beef—which is why when two people stop talking to each other, it puts the rest of the crew in a tough, lose-lose situation. Stay neutral? You risk ...

Teen friend groups often argue about the simplest things. This teenage girl was trying to make Halloween lunch fun with her friends. But one anxious friend insisted on sitting where no one could stare ...