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How to Truly Be There For Someone Who's Lost Their Baby

By Steve Calechman

The Remarkable Importance of Casual Acquaintances

By Steve Calechman

Friendship Lamps Keep Kids Connected: No Screens Required

By Emily Kelleher

How to Be There for a Friend Who’s Going Through a Divorce

By Steve Calechman

Why You Should Ghost Friends You Don't Want to See Anymore

By Steve Calechman

Fatherly Voices

My Toddler's Best Friend is Moving Away And I Don't Know How to Tell Him

By Jonathan Kronstadt

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Having a Baby Doesn't Have to Mean Losing Friends Becoming a parent can be lonely and isolating and push friends away. It doesn’t have to.

How to Comfort Someone Without Annoying Them Providing comfort is difficult. But this is how to truly be there for someone going through a tough time.

How to Be (A Little Bit ) Better This Year: 10 Resolutions For Men Make this the year to foster connection.

How to Help Friendships Survive Coronavirus Friendships are harder for men to maintain. Now? They're even more important. Here's how to make them work.

So Long to Video Games and All That When I play video games, I’m stealing time from myself. I’m willing to take that loss up to a point, but I won’t be after the birth of my daughter. The cost will be too high.

It’s Damn Hard to Find New Dad Friends. Here’s How I Found Mine. Having a group of dad friends helped me remember that I'm a guy with interests and hobbies. I'm not just 'Dad.'

8 Body Language Mistakes That Can Make You Seem Like a Real Jerk Body language speaks volumes. And you might be sabotaging your relationships with an unconscious shrug, arm-cross, or a tilt of the chin.

Why the First Birthday Party Matters The first birthday party is not about the baby, really. It's about the two people – and the family that surrounds those people – that helped the baby grow happy and healthy.

How to Talk To Your Wife About "That Friend" Maybe they just bring the worst out in your wife, or they seem like they don't like you.

The Profound Importance of Having "Couples Friends" Experts agree that meaningful friendships with other couples can make your own relationship stronger.

Fatherhood Teaches You Who Your Real Friends Are Becoming a dad teaches you a lot of lessons. One of the biggest? That many friendships are situational.

Want to Be a Better Dad? Act Silly With Your Friends Getting on stage with my buddies just melts the stress of fatherhood away.

How to Not Lose Friends to Fatherhood Yes, fatherhood can be tough on friendships. But there are ways to make it work.

I'm a Grown Ass Man Who Makes Friends Easily. Here's How I Do It. It comes down to time management, communication, and flexibility.

Make Friends With Moms Without Being a Creep Making new friends as a grown man is hard enough is it is without trying to bond with moms, but it's important.

Health & Science

Stop Being Weird That My Son's Best Friend Is a Girl It is surprising — and a little gross — when other parents romanticize about my son's relationship with his best friend, who just happens to be a girl.

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