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My closest friends all live in different countries. I only see them every few years, but our friendships are still strong.

I live in South Africa, and my four best friends live in different countries. Though our friendships have been long-distance for years, we've managed to stay close. Here's how we keep our ...
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I Followed Common Advice for Making Friends. Then I Learned What It Really Takes.

This is part of Advice Week: Friendship Edition. We’ll help you make friends, leave them—and even sleep with them. In the fall of 2020, I bought a used Kia Spectra, packed my life into a moving van, ...
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I lived in New York City for a decade, but I just decided to move away. Here's why New York isn't worth the price anymore.

I'm a born and bred New Yorker who grew up on Long Island — in the shadow of New York City. As a kid, I remember fantasizing about my life adult life in the city. I imagined living in the heart of ...
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My mom and I lived 1,500 miles apart for 35 years, then moved in together. It was a mistake.

My mom and I had lived 1500 miles apart for 35 years when we decided to try living together again. We thought it would be easy, but didn't realize how different we'd become. Being together after so ...