While it might hurt when you find yourself feeling like you're on the fringes with someone you considered a close friend, so-called 'fringe friends' can play an important role in your life too ...

It takes courage to trust someone, especially if you’ve been burned before. How can you figure out whether a friend is trustworthy?

There is a decline in the effort people think they owe their friends. Here’s the problem with that indifference and how you can improve.