People may pooh-pooh social media relationships for not being “real,” but say that to the groups that meet for dinner in ...

I love throwing dinner parties. It’s become a passion project to weave together a room of loose threads and watch them tighten into a connected web—one that holds the space, catalyzes connection, and ...

What happens when the friendship group in your 20s starts multiplying? Lean into the village life, one woman says. A video posted to TikTok by Casey and Kaci Driggers (@caseyandkaci) has gone viral ...

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 ...

In this reported essay, associate editor Aiyana Ishmael explores the phenomenon of being the floater friend, and argues that, despite the position being deemed undesirable by pop culture’s depictions ...

It’s easy to feel overlooked or undervalued if the size of your friend group isn’t very large. However, research suggests the notion that bigger is better when it comes to friendships is not entirely ...