It takes effort to maintain closeness and connection.

We asked experts—and people working to maintain their own long-distance friendships—to share their favorite ways to keep ...

I have a friend who is one of the warmest people I know—and also one of the hardest to get close to. She’s generous with her ...

It can be tough to maintain our relationships with old friends. We move cross-country. We have kids. Or maybe one person is better at staying in touch than the other. Despite the challenges, Nina ...

Dear Abby: Fifteen years ago, after six years of marriage, my husband and I moved 3,000 miles away from everyone I knew. I wasn’t in favor of the move and never felt at home in the new city, but I ...

I had a friendship end over a text message. Not a cruel one. Not even a particularly charged one. Just a message that landed wrong, at the wrong moment, with someone who was already carrying something ...

PULLMAN, Wash. – While sustaining friendships from afar can be challenging, they may offer unexpected benefits for environmental conservation. A Washington State University-led study, recently ...

When you hear “long-distance relationships,” you probably think about partners separated by hundreds of miles, who fly to each other whenever they can and make time for each other through FaceTime ...

The English singer says she has "lists of people who I like in order how much I like them" John Nacion/Variety via Getty Lily Allen claims to have an assistant who pencils her friends in on a calendar ...

DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, after six years of marriage, my husband and I moved 3,000 miles away from everyone I knew. I wasn’t in favor of the move and never felt at home in the new city, but I ...

Friendships, like all relationships, take lots of tending to stay healthy and supportive — but many of us are guilty of taking them for granted, especially during busier periods and times of big ...