People show up out of duty, not desire, and then feel guilty for not enjoying themselves more. The group becomes an ...

An extended friend group has had it with the boyfriend updates, but apart from oblique jokes, no one is willing to address their friend’s fixation directly.

Group dynamics can be complicated, even among old friends. No one likes to feel left out, but sometimes there’s bound to be exclusion. Like in this story, when two friends decide to take a trip ...

Each year for the past decade, I have taught a course called "The Psychology of Relationships" at the University of Toronto, and over the past several years, I’ve noticed a subtle but important shift: ...

Any woman who is a part of a trio close friend group will tell you that all of them are completely different in their own ways. One of them is the energized partier, one of them barely leaves the ...

From a psychological standpoint, group friendships, especially ones that grow out of intimate dyads, require careful emotional navigation. Without expressed feelings, understanding, and care, roles ...

The pressure to find your people is intense–but that pressure can keep you tethered to a group that's actively making you ...

Everyone has their own ideas of what a perfect friend group looks like or how they like to hang out with people. I know a lot of people who like to hang out one-on-one, almost exclusively. Then there ...