According to a Newport Institute study on male friendships, a large percentage of straight cis-gender men struggle to maintain healthy connections with friends due to societal pressures against ...

When model and actor Emily Ratajkowski said in an interview, "I just have zero straight men in my life, unless they're a romantic interest. In the hierarchy of needs, that's at the top of the pyramid, ...

Finding and keeping a good Black man in a relationship has become a cottage industry. From celebrities and reality TV stars to social media influencers, for better or worse, there is no shortage of ...

Before sparks fly and romantic declarations are made, there is something deeper that often goes overlooked—friendship. In a world that glamorizes whirlwind romances and fairytale endings, couples who ...

I have many guy friends. Why don’t we hang out more? Credit...Illustration by Paul Sahre Supported by By Sam Graham-Felsen The last problem I ever thought I would have was loneliness. From grade ...

I have previously published two posts on the "friend zone"—the area of mismatched romantic or sexual expectations between friends. In the first, I shared some possible techniques to escape the friend ...

Thirty-five years ago, the world was introduced to Harry Burns and Sally Albright, two bumbling New Yorkers who fall in and out of each other's lives before finding love 12 years after meeting. "When ...

One night when my husband and I were having dinner with several other couples, I mentioned that I was writing a book on women’s friendships. Kevin*, a colleague and friend, said, “I’ve always wished ...

“MEN AND women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” This gloomy view, expressed by Harry in “When Harry Met Sally”, a romantic comedy released in 1989, is still widely shared ...