Friends

Life can be sweet when you have a BFF or a group of friends around to support you, but friendships can sometimes be as hard as romantic relationships to find and retain. From friendship breakups to meeting new friends as an adult, consider HelloGiggles your guide to everything friendship-related. Plus, find out the most important questions you should ask your best friend and what the signs are of a toxic friend.

Life can be sweet when you have a BFF or a group of friends around to support you, but friendships can sometimes be as hard as romantic relationships to find and retain. From friendship breakups to meeting new friends as an adult, consider HelloGiggles your guide to everything friendship-related. Plus, find out the most important questions you should ask your best friend and what the signs are of a toxic friend.

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This is Real Life

Why you should stop blaming yourself when a friend breaks up with you, according to a therapist

Even if it feels like it, the friendship wasn't a failure.

Even if it feels like it, the friendship wasn't a failure.

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This is Real Life

After friend breakups, social media restored my faith in forming adult friendships

After some tough friendship breakups, social media helped me find my people...

After some tough friendship breakups, social media helped me find my people again.

Funny girl in birthday hat, balloons and blowout horn on pastel pink background. Attractive trendy teenager celebrating birthday.

Love and Other (Near) Disasters

Why we should start saying “congrats” to our newly single friends—not “I’m sorry”

Why do we assume the end of every relationship is a loss?

Why do we assume the end of every relationship is a loss?

Three young women with long curly hair walking along pavement, one carrying skateboard.

Galactic Guidance: A Zodiac Advice Column

If you're a Virgo, this is exactly what to do to be a better friend

Our zodiac advice columnist has answers.

Our zodiac advice columnist has answers.

Parks and Recreation - Season 7

Friending For Life

The nerve-wracking and empowering process of making a new friend after 30

Someone likes me, and I’m thinking I like myself these days, too.

Someone likes me, and I’m thinking I like myself these days, too.

Online romance through Dating App

Love and Other (Near) Disasters

I asked all my exes why we broke up. Their answers were not what I expected

I wish I could tell 15-year-old me that a breakup won't decide who I am.

I wish I could tell 15-year-old me that a breakup won't decide who I am.

Young women having coffee

Mental Health Matters

5 ways to know it's time to break up with your BFF, even if it feels scary

It's so rough.

It's so rough.

Parks and Recreation - Season 7

Friending For Life

Why work friends are important in and outside of the workplace

It's about mixing business with healthy relationships.

It's about mixing business with healthy relationships.

African woman supporting her Caucasian girlfriend

Mental Health Matters

15 questions to ask your best friend about their mental health

Happy National Best Friends Day!

Happy National Best Friends Day!

onward-founders

These 30-something women are proof you should go into business with your bestie

Breakups and business have a lot in common.

Breakups and business have a lot in common.

Dat Best Friend Life

Research shows going out with your girlfriends twice a week is good for your health, and we declare a girls' night

Happy hour, anyone?

Happy hour, anyone?