A practical guide for expanding your circle, with advice from sociable people. By Laura Regensdorf Laura Regensdorf lives in Brooklyn with her hound mix, Pina, who has turned out to be a great ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If you’re like most people, you want more friends—and you may ...

Making friends as an adult can be challenging thanks to competing responsibilities, fewer built-in social structures and less practice. Below, experts share helpful tips for how to improve your social ...

Ms. McCabe is the author of “Making, Keeping, and Losing Friends.” When people find that they are having a hard time making new friends, they often blame their own awkwardness — some failure on their ...

I used to think traveling alone was all about being alone. I actually thought I did my first solo trip all wrong because, ...

Research shows that social relationships outside your family are crucial to maintaining a happy, healthy, long life. But as we get older, spouses, children and aging parents can monopolize the time we ...

When’s the last time you made a friend? This person is not just someone you see at work, or someone who is an acquaintance. A real friend is someone you can call on and confide in, and who has your ...