In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is trying to repair a broken friendship with their best ...

Friendship breakups are hard to go through, but that doesn't mean you can't be prepared. Childhood friends or college roommates, it doesn't matter — best friends are the greatest connections people ...

Five years ago, my best friend “Cathy’s” sister, “Lynn,” got sick. Her symptoms and pain were dismissed. Lynn turned out to have a well-known and usually treatable cancer, but doctors didn’t catch it ...

When my best friend of over a decade ended our friendship, she wouldn't tell me why. I was devastated, and it shook my confidence when it came to friendship. I sought professional help to recover from ...

Throughout my childhood and adolescence, my closest friend was “Kate.” We kept in touch throughout college but drifted apart ...

Dear Eric: I have had a best friend, Beth. I’ve known her since we were 23 years old. We have not always lived in the same city nor seen each other regularly, but when we do, it’s as if no time or ...