Many people yearn for a crew, but having one is not actually the norm.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. If want more friends—and want greater sense of belonging, you ...

THE FRIENDS TO lovers trope is a feel-good story everyone from hopeless romantics to love skeptics can get behind (you can't tell us your heart strings weren't at least a little tugged at the end of ...

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 ...

Nothing splits up a friend group quite like internal beef—which is why when two people stop talking to each other, it puts the rest of the crew in a tough, lose-lose situation. Stay neutral? You risk ...

Every friend group has a "dad friend." But the best part? You don't even have to be a dad. In fact, being the dad friend actually has nothing to do with your age, gender, or parental status. But on a ...

Keeping a friend group together long-term is no easy task. As people get older, move away, change jobs, or go back to school, it makes it tougher to maintain a connection — and just like that, you all ...