talk about your pain. If this person is a real friend, he or she will apologize. Reliability is a cornerstone of good friendship. Knowing that you can call on someone who will be there for you ...

"Be brave and be the one who reaches out-I made two dear friends just because I invited them out to lunch one day." One of ...

Here are some ways to show a friend tough love with compassion and kindness, so you don’t damage the relationship. Sometimes ...

Validate your friend with active listening—aka you can acknowledge what is being said without taking sides, and come from a place of wanting the highest good for their partnership. Example ...

Spending quality time with my friends always puts me in a better mood (one of the many science-backed health benefits of companionship, by the way). But that doesn’t always make mustering the ...

A good strategy is not to directly ask for business, but, instead, to offer help. Asking if you can help is a low-key way to turn a friend into a prospect and, possibly, eventually, a client.

How is your heart, mind and spirit ... But it still feels good to have a friend inquire, and it still feels good to share the burden with them for a bit. — Beth Weir, Denver, Colo.

Offer to pick up your friend’s children at school. “If you’re a good cook, prepare a meal for them,” Koeppel says. “If you’re a good listener, take your friend out for coffee.” ...