Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter and author of the Optimizer newsletter. She has more than 13 years of experience reporting ...

Every time I host or attend an event, I’m astounded at how terribly inconsiderate some people are — multiple last-minute cancellation texts or guests who’ve simply gone MIA have become all too common.

Years ago, I had a bad falling out with a former friend from high school. At a recent reunion, I found out that she’s been telling almost everyone our personal business while leaving out key details, ...

Having friends who will help you when you're struggling, work with you in the friendship and provide emotional support all ranked higher in importance than having a friend who pays you back. While ...

Despite how natural friendship can feel, people rarely stop to analyze it. How do you know when someone will make a good friend? When is it time to move on from a friendship? Oftentimes, people rely ...

At what point is stepping back self-protection rather than abandonment? By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches ...

This post is part two of a series. In part one of this series, I spoke about loneliness in the context of a friendship — when we're lonely inside a relationship and even inside a "friendship." I ...