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Friendship
Feeling Stressed? Then You May Become More Helpful
How did your friend get you to babysit her kids for the weekend, or your sister talk you into hosting the next book club meeting? They probably asked when you were anxious about a work project or stressed about making an …
How OkCupid Led an Organ Donor to Find the Teen with His Kidney
This is a Valentine’s Day tale that involves a love connection of one kind and ends with a match of an entirely different sort.
So Much for Qualifications: Employers Hire People They Like
A new study suggest likeability may be more important than ability in getting a job, especially at the highest echelons.
Want to Lose Weight? A Coach or a Buddy Can Help
A weight-control coach — even it’s only a peer, not a professional — can help you stick to your plan and shed those pounds, a new study suggests
The Science of Animal Friendships: How Beasts Can Be BFFs
This week’s TIME cover story — available to subscribers here — reveals that true friendship, marked by generosity, sacrifice and commitment, once thought to be the province of humans, exists among the lower species too.
Holiday Identity Crisis? Kids Celebrating Hanukkah in a Santa-Crazed World
It’s that time of year when preschoolers churn out painting after painting of Christmas trees and stockings. But never did I think a child of mine would bring home that genre of artwork. Because we’re Jewish — and not the …
How Being Socially Connected May Sap Your Empathy
Feeling socially connected is good for you, both physically and mentally, but in a paradox, it may also make you less empathetic to the plight of others.
Friends Like Me: Why Diverse Groups May Lead to Similar Friends
Logic would suggest that the more diverse a society or group of people is, the more diverse the friendships within that group would be. Isn’t this, after all, why we move to big cities and attend large universities and join …
Friends With Benefits: Being Highly Social Cuts Dementia Risk by 70%
Yet more evidence that friends and family are the best medicine: a new study finds that the most social seniors had a 70% reduction in the rate of cognitive decline, compared with their least social peers.
Study: How Well Do You Know Your Best Friend?
How often do you fight with your best friend? Your answer is likely related to how well you know her “triggers” — the things that really set her off.
Why Kids Bully: Because They’re Popular
Mean kids, mothers tell their wounded young, behave that way because they have unhappy home lives, or feel inadequate, or don’t have enough friends or because they somehow lack empathy. But a new study suggests some mean kids …
Misery Has More Company Than You Think, Especially on Facebook
Have other people’s blithe Facebook updates ever made you feel like a total loser? Or have you ever felt that your best friend’s life is perfectly easy and joyful, while yours is nothing but struggle and anxiety? You’re not alone.