Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is realizing his friends may find his personality hard to take.

Most of us with kids are familiar with the Developmental Misinterpretation Phase. You know how this childhood affliction goes -- you say a phrase, and kids misinterpret it. "Joey, please pick up your ...

Why do some teenage and college student group members become mean? What impacts does the toxicity have on other group members? And what can a student do if they have been exiled from their toxic ...

Bad friends are inherently self-centered, trash talk others, and disrespect boundaries. A psychologist shares more signs that it's time to break up.

This just happened and I am unsure what to do: I got a text from a friend saying something pretty mean … about me! I am sure the text was meant for a different person because in it, my friend wrote my ...

Dear Eric: About three years ago, a work friend “T” and I quickly became close. T professed her (platonic) love effusively. I, a non-trusting person who usually keeps people at arm’s length, believed ...