I met my best friend in high school, and we'd been friends for almost two decades. We had our ups and downs like all friends but always knew we loved each other. After I missed her birthday when I was ...
My friend, Toni, is 50 years older than me. She's 84 and I'm 34. We share laughs, makeup tips, and heart-to-heart conversations. Age is but a number, and despite the years between us, we are more ...
My parents introduced me to my best friend when I was 19, hoping she would be a good mentor for me. Now, more than 10 years later, I consider her my best friend. Despite our 45-year difference — or ...
A reader wonders whether it would unfairly burden a friend to share sobering health news with her and her alone. By Philip Galanes A couple of years ago, I received radiation treatment for two brain ...
Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. My best friend and I are both single, child-free ...
I hoped it would end. It hasn’t. By Kwame Anthony Appiah Kwame Anthony Appiah has been the The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches philosophy at N.Y.U. My best friend ...