Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Friends can be a terrific source of happiness, but a new ...

Older adults may have more difficulty making friends. Since loneliness can negatively affect physical and mental health, it’s a good idea to develop strategies for increasing social connections as you ...

I spent the first decade of my career living internationally, thousands of miles and at least six time zones away from my family and longtime friends. Of course, relationships can traverse distance, ...

On a daily basis, I teach kids. By kids, I mean teens to college-age, sometimes mid-twenties. When I started teaching, I was still a kid myself, so I was careful to refer to my students as students, ...