Being a Pastor Is More Joyful With a Friend by Your Side

“To be able to talk about things that only we as young women clergy experience is really comforting.”

When the Jezebel Comments Section Went on Vacation Together

“We had been talking about doing a big group meet-up somewhere and we picked Dollywood.” “It was one of the most wonderful moments of my life.”

The Evolution of a 20-Year Pen-Pal Friendship

“I saw her as who I would have been if I grew up on a farm in Apple Canyon Lake. And I think she saw me as the same thing, but reversed.”

How 14 Friends From the Vietnam War Lost and Found One Another Again

"It was a lot more than just cavalry guys getting together. We really became true family."

The Fan-Fiction Friendship That Fueled a Romance-Novel Empire

“We have two relationships. We have to talk about money, and then we have the friendship.”

A Friendship Baked in the Great British Bake Off Tent

“You need a bowl or a whisk, and one of your baking friends will get it for you. You know those trenches in the war? It’s kind of like that.”

He Returned His Friend’s Sweatshirt 20 Years After He Borrowed It

“It became my most meaningful piece of clothing that I owned.”

When a Teacher Becomes a Friend

"I think we just started coming to Mr. O's room for lunch. I don't even know if we asked permission. Probably not."

What It’s Like to Make a Friend on Bumble BFF

“People can be really judgmental, like, ‘What’s wrong with you that you can’t make friends by yourself?’ But it’s honestly really hard to do it naturally.”

Introducing ‘The Friendship Files’

A new series that tells stories of human life through conversations with friends