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Long‑distance friendships kept alive and heart‑full reunions at last.
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My own best friend ghosted me
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (401+ words) How do you make friends as an adult when you feel like you’ve somehow missed the window to find your people? I’m in my late 20s, and I’ve moved around a lot since college – partly because of COVID, partly because life…...
Say more: I’m a ‘social butterfly,’ and he’s ‘the wallpaper.’ I need more.
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (91+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. How can she get her husband to “at least try to set…...
There were so many stereotypes about being an only child. But it gave me this power
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (654+ words) September 30, 2026 — 7:00pm My same friend often half-jokes to me how she has no need for any more acquaintances. So when I meet an interesting new person and suggest she might also like to meet them, I already know her response: “That…...
Column | Asking Eric: Unlucky in love friend needs help
1+ week, 3+ day ago (98+ words) washingtonpost.com Dear Eric: My best friend is always single. Not for lack of trying, but he just never meets the right person. I think it’s starting to get him down as he nears 40. I have tried to set him…...
Friendship is built over time, through ordinary moments
1+ week, 5+ day ago (65+ words) washingtonpost.com I teach lonely college students to notice them. The first skill I learned when I became a political science professor nearly 20 years ago was how to quiet a room full of chatty undergraduates. These days, I often walk…...
I'm 55 and having trouble meeting women
2+ week, 9+ hour ago (470+ words) Those looking for something upbeat to do tonight: join Love Letters at the 7 p.m. Science on Screen event at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. The movie is “Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion,” which I’ll introduce with Brown University researcher Oriel FeldmanHall,…...
Elizabeth was the life of the party. As a new mum, alcohol helped her feel like herself again
2+ week, 6+ day ago (725+ words) September 17, 2026 — 7:00pm Elizabeth Adams-Cairns describes the early years of parenthood as the hardest of her life, as she juggled a toddler, work and an interstate move, followed by a new baby. During this period, a few drinks with other mums wasn’t…...
We have lost the art of the pop-in. I petition we revive it
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (799+ words) September 16, 2026 — 7:00pm On a recent trip I happened to be driving through the suburb where an old friend lives. It was an average Thursday, at about 4pm. Mikayla welcomed her first baby this year and, still being on maternity leave, I figured…...
Column | Say More: We hang out as a trio, but I only want one of them as a bridesmaid.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (82+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Will picking one friend over the other for a bridal party make…...
Column | Say more: We drifted apart 20 years ago. Now I want to tell my ex-friend why.
3+ week, 4+ day ago (113+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Should the letter writer bring up old grudges with a former friend…...