Friendships

An age gap in friendship can open you to the potential of new experiences and a fresh perspective. Find out what happens when you form a friendship that’s based on mutual interests and shared values.

Do you find it hard to relate to a friend who seems driven by money? It can be hard when we lose the connection we once had with our friends, but are there ways in which you can re-kindle your friendship that don’t cost anything? Here our agony aunt Mary Fenwick gives advice to a reader who is struggling to talk to an old friend…

Why is it that our friends are often around the same age as us? It might seem easier to stick with your own generation but, says Eleanor Tucker, there’s a lot to be gained from friendships across the gap

Feel as if you are always the one helping friends out and making them feel special, but it’s never given back to you in return? Agony Aunt Mary Fenwick answers a real reader’s dilemma with advice about feeling let down by friends…

Does someone close to you blow hot and cold, or let you down? Research suggests that an ‘ambivalent’ friend hurts us more than an enemy, but that doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye, as Suzanne Scott discovers.

Fed up of the constant pressure to compete, Nadine Murphy worried that the rivalry which had gradually appeared in her group of close girlfriends was about to pull them apart. We sent her looking for answers to find out how to deal with competitive friendships

What do you do when you or your best friend moves 10,000 miles away? There is hope, says Hannah Davies, who has sought some words of wisdom from ‘Best Friends Forever: Surviving a Breakup with Your Best Friend’ author Dr Irene S Levine

Our agony aunt, Mary Fenwick, offers a new perspective on whatever is troubling you

Social networking sites offer so many opportunities to connect with others – but can they fulfil our need for love and support? By Dr Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus and Nigel Holt