Although many milestone vacations celebrate romantic anniversaries, my recent trip to Jamaica honored something I feel is just as important — 20 years of friendship with the girl I met in fourth grade ...

In a society that often categorizes relationships neatly into "friend" or "partner," romantic friendships offer a refreshing alternative. Think of it as a deep, intimate connection characterized by ...

Before sparks fly and romantic declarations are made, there is something deeper that often goes overlooked—friendship. In a world that glamorizes whirlwind romances and fairytale endings, couples who ...

Sixteen was a year of entirely new experiences for me: it was just after the COVID-19 pandemic and the first time I’d attended in-person high school without a mask. I was immediately thrown into the ...

I have previously published two posts on the "friend zone"—the area of mismatched romantic or sexual expectations between friends. In the first, I shared some possible techniques to escape the friend ...