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I'm 34 and my best friend is 84. We have more things in common than people would assume.

My friend, Toni, is 50 years older than me. She's 84 and I'm 34. We share laughs, makeup tips, and heart-to-heart conversations. Age is but a number, and despite the years between us, we are more ...
Yahoo

My best friend of almost 2 decades ended our friendship through a text from her husband. It shocked me, but I learned a lot about self-love.

I met my best friend in high school, and we'd been friends for almost two decades. We had our ups and downs like all friends but always knew we loved each other. After I missed her birthday when I was ...
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I'm 30, and my best friend is 75. She's shaped how I approach relationships.

My parents introduced me to my best friend when I was 19, hoping she would be a good mentor for me. Now, more than 10 years later, I consider her my best friend. Despite our 45-year difference — or ...
The New York Times

Is It OK to Confide in My Best Friend About My Heavy Medical Diagnosis?

A reader wonders whether it would unfairly burden a friend to share sobering health news with her and her alone. By Philip Galanes A couple of years ago, I received radiation treatment for two brain ...
Slate

Help! My Best Friend Is Constantly Mistaken for My Mother. She … Does Not Take It Well.

Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. My best friend and I are both single, child-free ...