My husband and I have been very close with “Brian” and “Anna” for maybe five or six years. They are pretty easy-going people who are always game for a good hike, a weekend trading house projects, or ...

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Why do some teenage and college student group members become mean? What impacts does the toxicity have on other group members? And what can a student do if they have been exiled from their toxic ...

My friendships exist in silos. Each hangout is a feverish one-on-one where we share fries and eye contact, confessions, rants, gossip, and mutual attempts at amateur therapy. This patchwork of ...