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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Friendships are among our most valuable connections—they ground ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. We’ll help you make friends, leave them—and even ...

When a plane (or train) ticket is out of the question, gifts for long-distance friends are so important. Whether they live across the globe or the state, sending presents helps keep the relationship ...

It’s easy to stay close with the buddies you can catch up with over dinner or spontaneously visit on a lazy Sunday. But a long-distance friendship doesn’t come with those built-in moments—and without ...

Since coming to college, all of my relationships have become seasonally long distance. During winter and summer school breaks during winter or the summer all my university friendships are from afar.

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